Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Neuroepigenomics
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Job Location:
Rose Hill, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
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.
Essential Functions
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in molecular and computational biology and neuroscience. Experience in the analysis of transcriptomics and epigenomics data.
Work Environment
Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. Exposure to Animals: Involves working in laboratories with animals.
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.
Essential Functions
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in molecular and computational biology and neuroscience. Experience in the analysis of transcriptomics and epigenomics data.
Work Environment
Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. Exposure to Animals: Involves working in laboratories with animals.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- Bioinformatics
- C/C++
- R
- Biochemistry
- Research Experience
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Molecular Biology
About Company
Fordham is a top-ranked Catholic university in NYC, offering exceptional education in the Jesuit tradition to approx. 15,000 students across 9 schools.
