Postdoc in Computational Neurobiology: Brain Isoform Regulation

University of Antwerp; Belgique; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two-year funding with extension

Fellowship applications support (FWO,?

Access to state-of-the-art facilities

International research environment

Dedicated training programs

International collaborators network

Job summary

University of Antwerp invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Computational Neurobiology in Belgium. The project focuses on regulatory mechanisms underlying cell-type specific isoform switching in dementia, integrating genetics, systems biology and computational methods.

The candidate should have a PhD in computational biology or related fields, with strong experience in single-cell data analysis, 3D chromatin organization and programming in R/Python, and possess

Qualifications

• PhD in computational biology or related field is required.
• Strong background in single-cell data analysis and multimodal data integration is expected.
• Experience with reconstruction and analysis of gene regulatory mechanisms and 3D chromatin organization is desirable.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Work on a project at the intersection of genetics, systems biology and computational biology to study regulatory mechanisms underlying cell-type specific isoform switching in dementia.
• Identify causal regulatory elements and transcription factors associated with disease states.
• Contribute to building isoform-specific regulatory atlases and identifying putative causal disease isoforms.

Skills

Computational biology

Single-cell data analysis

Gene regulatory mechanisms

3D chromatin organization

Programming in R/Python

English communication

Strong academic record

Education

PhD in computational biology or related

Tools

R

Python

Job description

University of Antwerp invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Computational Neurobiology in Belgium. The project focuses on regulatory mechanisms underlying cell-type specific isoform switching in dementia, integrating genetics, systems biology and computational methods.

The candidate should have a PhD in computational biology or related fields, with strong experience in single-cell data analysis, 3D chromatin organization and programming in R/Python, and possess