Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Neuroepigenomics

Fordham University Portal • Rose Hill, VA

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About The Position

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Postdoctoral Research Scientist will be part of the neuroepigenetics research team, focusing on hormonal and environmental factors driving sex differences in depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. This position involves characterizing molecular and cellular changes in the human and rodent brain across different reproductive states and across sexes, utilizing advanced epigenomics techniques and bioinformatics data analyses. The incumbent performs bioinformatics analyses of various genomics datasets and interprets data.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in molecular and computational biology, and neuroscience
• Experience in the analysis of transcriptomics and epigenomics data

Responsibilities

• Analyzes genomics experiments including single-cell multiome ATAC -seq/ RNA -seq, and cell-type specific ATAC -seq, RNA -seq, ChIP-seq, Hi-C, and Micro-C assays
• Leads the dry lab team and is involved in data maintenance, data submission, and communication with the sequencing cores and other bioinformatics teams
• Analyzes and interprets data, performs conference presentations, and prepares manuscripts
• Attends meetings with lab members and collaborators, and mentors undergraduate and graduate students

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed