Postdoctoral Associate
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7272048 (Ref #: 20295-en_US)
- Posting Date: 3 months ago
Job Description
Summary
The Lupski Lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral Associate to join our Laboratory, which specializes in the analysis of structural variants (SVs) in the human genome. Our lab focuses on understanding the role of SVs in human disease and development, leveraging cutting-edge genomic technologies and bioinformatics tools.
Job Duties
- Conducts high-quality research on the identification and characterization of structural variants in human genomes.
- Appliescomputational methods for analyzing genomic data, particularly focusing on SVs such as deletions, duplications, insertions, inversions, and translocations.
- Integrates multiple types of genomic data (e.g., short-read and long-read sequencing, RNA-seq, and chromatin conformation data) to identify and interpret SVs.
- Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of geneticists, bioinformaticians, and clinicians.
- Prepares and publishes research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific conferences.
- Mentors graduate and undergraduate students in the lab.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field.
- Strong background in human genetics and structural variant analysis.
- Experience with high-throughput sequencing data analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Experience with long-read sequencing technologies (e.g., PacBio, Oxford Nanopore).
- Familiarity with machine learning techniques and their application to genomic data.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
