Post Doctoral Fellow - Dr. Yan Sun

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

Postdoctoral position in genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, proteomic, and multi-omics studies of complex diseases (e.g., cardiometabolic diseases and chronic infections) are available at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health under the supervision of Dr. Yan Sun.
The postdoctoral fellow will help design and conduct genomic/multi-omics research in multi-ancestry populations while receiving advanced training to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career.
The postdoctoral fellow will be encouraged to develop new ideas that promote current research, and will be required to prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
Opportunities for the associate to apply for independent funding will be available and encouraged.
Positions are temporary appointments.
The initial appointment is for one year, with expected renewal if progress is satisfactory and funds are available.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field.
• Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues.

Nice To Haves

• A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., ScD., DrPH, M.D., D.V.M., DDS etc) in Epidemiology, Biostatistics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or other relevant disciplines.
• Candidates should have excellent scientific writing and strong oral communications skills, as well as the ability to work effectively, collaboratively, and collegially with colleagues.
• Applicants should have experience in performing statistical and bioinformatic analyses using the R/Python programming languages.
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environment, cloud-based computation, software tools for genetic epidemiologic analyses (e.g. GWAS, whole-genome sequencing, polygenic score, Mendelian Randomization), SQL, and scripting languages (e.g. PYTHON, UNIX shell) are also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career.
• Designs and evaluates experiments.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research.
• Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• May be responsible for operation of specific equipment.
• May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff.
• Plan and coordinate the advanced computational and statistical analysis of research projects providing technical expertise in novel and/or revised analytical methodologies and techniques and plan the processing and analysis of research data obtained.
• Design analysis strategies to perform genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, metabolic, and multi-omic analyses of large population databases.
• Generate documentation related to analysis.
• Develop and prepare research goals and/or research work to attain specific goals of various projects.
• Lead and co-author research papers and manuscripts for publication, and collaborate in the development of posters and data presentations at conferences and workshops.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees