Postdoctoral Scholar - Computational-Biology

Penn State University • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Uzun Lab at the Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hershey, PA, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology. Our lab’s research interests are focused on Systems Biology, Epigenetic Gene Regulation, Single-Cell Genomics and Cancer Biology. Responsibilities for this position include data analysis, method development, scholarly activities and other related tasks.

Requirements

• Candidates holding a PhD degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics (in hand at time of hire) or a related field are eligible to apply.
• Life sciences (Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, etc.) PhDs with computational experience are also eligible for this position.
• Bioinformatics experience is preferred but not required.
• International scholars and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
• PhD candidates who submitted their doctoral thesis can also apply.

Responsibilities

• Biomedical data analysis (40%): Statistical analysis of biomedical data by using existing methods and developing custom code scripts.
• Bioinformatics method development (40%): Developing Bioinformatics frameworks using computational and statistical approaches for the problems that are not addressed adequately in the Biomedical domain.
• Scholarly activities (10%): Generating academic outputs, such as presentations, grants, and manuscripts.
• Related tasks (10%): Other related tasks assigned by the principal investigator.

Benefits

• Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree