| Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Biology |
| University of Texas-Austin, TX. USA |
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We seek a highly motivated scientist to work in a plant molecular genetics and genomics laboratory. Our recent work on polyploidy, hybrid vigor, and epigenetics has led to the publications in Nature and PNAS http://polyploidy.biosci.utexas.edu/publications.php. The position is available immediately, and salary is competitive with experience. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Statistics or Computer Science with interest and experience in analyzing genome sequence and gene expression data. Training and skills in computer programming (perl/C/C++/shell script/linux), mathematical modeling, statistic tests, genome browser, and DNA sequence analysis are desirable. Experience with data structure of plant genomes, microarrays, small RNAs, microRNAs, and next-generation sequencing data are helpful. In addition to hypothesis testing using genomic and expression data, the postdoctoral fellow will work with a dynamic team of experimental biologists to analyze RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and small RNA-seq data. The Chen lab http://polyploidy.biosci.utexas.edu/ is located in the section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology ( http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/MCDB/) in the School of Biological Sciences ( http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/) and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology ( http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/) at The University of Texas at Austin. There will be excellent opportunities for the postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to interact with faculty and students within MCDB as well as research groups in the Integrative Biology ( http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/IB/) and the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics ( http://ccbb.biosci.utexas.edu/). Please visit http://www.utexas.edu for more information about the university and living in Austin. The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Interested candidates should send a statement of career goals and a copy of curriculum vitae including names and addresses of three references via email zjchen@mail.utexas.edu.
Z. Jeffrey Chen, Ph. D.
E-mail: zjchen@mail.utexas.edu |