Postdoctoral Research Associate – Hybrid Computational–Experimental Scientist in Bacterial Drug Response
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Job Location:
Memphis, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our group integrates bacterial single-cell RNA-seq long-read sequencing functional genomics microbiome models and quantitative analysis to understand how pathogens adapt in hosts and respond to antimicrobial compounds. This position is ideal for someone with both computational strength and interest in experimental systemsor vice versawho wants to grow into a scientific leader at the interface of data and biology.
What You Will Do
Combine experimental and computational approaches to analyze bacterial responses to antibiotics and host-like conditions.
Develop and apply statistical or machine-learning methods for interpreting single-cell and genomic datasets.
Work closely with wet-lab scientists to design perturbation experiments and screening strategies.
Help build scalable platforms for linking genotype cell state and drug response.
Contribute to manuscripts and grant proposals in high-impact journals.
Participate in mentoring and shaping the labs interdisciplinary culture.
We Are Looking For Someone Who
Has a PhD in computational biology microbiology systems biology engineering physics CS or a related field.
Has strength in either experimental microbiology or data analysis and strong interest in growing in the other direction.
Enjoys working in collaborative fast-moving research environments.
Is motivated to develop new methods and biological insights in parallel.
Especially Excited If You Have
Experience with bacterial genetics functional genomics or drug-response assays.
Familiarity with scRNA-seq genomics or multimodal datasets.
Training in statistics modeling or machine learning.
Interest in building experimental platforms or screening systems.
This role is designed for a hybrid scientist who wants to help define a next-generation research program at the intersection of microbiology genomics and quantitative biology.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- Bioinformatics
- C/C++
- R
- Biochemistry
- Research Experience
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Molecular Biology
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