Postdoctoral Scholar - Computational-Biology

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Postdoctoral ResearcherLaboratory & Life Sciences

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Key Responsibilities

1) Biomedical data analysis (40%): Statistical analysis of biomedical data by using existing methods and developing custom code scripts.

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Postdoctoral ResearcherLaboratory & Life Sciences

This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the term length discussed will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

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.

Responsibilities

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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.

The candidates are required to submit their electronic applications via PSU Career Portal. The following documents are required for the application to be processed:

Once the application has been submitted, a recommendation letter from at least 3 references needs to be sent directly to the Principal Investigator: yuzun@pennstatehealth.psu.edu, within one week of the submission. Upon selection of the applicant for the interview, the references will be directly contacted for inquiry.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

What We Offer

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

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