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Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioinformatics (Au Lab)
Position overview
Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar in BioinformaticsApplication Window
Open date: March 19, 2025
Most recent review date: Friday, Mar 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Au Lab at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead biomarker discovery and drug development initiatives. This role involves driving translational research, contributing to high-impact publications and grant proposals, and mentoring junior researchers to advance precision therapies for retinal disease. The ideal candidate should hold a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field and demonstrate expertise in translational studies.
Previous experience with the following is highly desirable:
- Data Storage – Managing large-scale -omics data storage across multiple platforms, maintaining inventory and record-keeping for sequencing data and intermediate files, and facilitating data uploads to online repositories upon publication.
- Data Processing – Handling Whole Exome Sequencing, RNA sequencing, and single-cell RNA sequencing data while utilizing version control (Git) and virtual environments (Conda, Docker containers) to streamline and enhance pipeline management.
- Data Analysis – Collaborating with experimentalists to determine appropriate analytical approaches to complement their experiments, optimizing pipeline-generated outputs, performing model fitting, conducting statistical tests, and visualizing data using R and/or Python.
- Experience with Large Datasets – Working with extensive genomic and clinical datasets, including UK Biobank (UKBB) and the All of Us Research Program, to support large-scale analyses.
Qualifications
Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research (Optional)
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.
(Optional)Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 2-4 required (contact information only)
We will only contact references with your permission.
Help contact: aidansmith@mednet.ucla.edu
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