Post-Doctoral Fellow – Chu Lab

The Wistar Institute • Philadelphia, PA

7h

About The Position

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health. A Post-Doctoral Fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Simon Chong Chu at The Wistar Institute. The Chu Lab develops and applies innovative computational methods for genome sequencing data to advance our understanding of human health and disease (e.g., cancer and neurodegenerative disorders), with a current focus on genomic repeats; including transposable elements, tandem repeats, and large satellite repeats. Further details on the Chu Laboratory can be viewed on our website: https://www.wistar.org/our-scientists/simon-chong-chu-ph-d/ . In addition to the online application, please submit a curriculum vitae and contact details of three references to Dr. Simon Chong Chu via e-mail at [email protected] . The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities.We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in computational biology/bioinformatics/computer science/statistics or another quantitative field
• Excellent programming and communication skills
• Experience in analysis of genomic sequencing data is highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with genomic repeats and/or immunology is a strong plus but not required.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• excellent benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees