Postdoctoral Scientist: Nucleic-Acid Computing for Privacy

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cambridge invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Nucleic Acid Computing and Molecular Programming in the Dr Gamze Gursoy lab. The role focuses on designing experimental nucleic-acid systems that sense human genomic sequences and produce engineered DNA outputs while preserving privacy.

The post holder will work at the bench, plan and manage their research, and engage with quantitative data, with potential fellowship opportunities and strong

Qualifications

• PhD in life sciences or closely related field is essential.
• Strong ability to design and interpret experiments.
• Willingness to work across biochemistry, biology, and computational genomics.

Responsibilities

• Design and build nucleic-acid systems for programmable outputs.
• Analyze assay performance and identify failure modes.
• Iteratively improve experimental designs based on data.
• Collaborate across disciplines and contribute to seminars and collaborations.

Skills

Data analysis

Python/R

Education

PhD in life sciences

Job description

University of Cambridge invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Nucleic Acid Computing and Molecular Programming in the Dr Gamze Gursoy lab. The role focuses on designing experimental nucleic-acid systems that sense human genomic sequences and produce engineered DNA outputs while preserving privacy.

The post holder will work at the bench, plan and manage their research, and engage with quantitative data, with potential fellowship opportunities and strong