Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Fellow

UT Health - McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

UT Health - McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston seeks a Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Fellow in the DSICCR under Dr. W. Jim Zheng. The role emphasizes protein structure prediction, data analysis pipelines, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Applicants should have a strong background in chemistry and structural biology, with experience in data analysis and programming. The position offers a rich research environment with access to HPC resources and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong background in chemistry, structural biology, and drug screening/development.
• Experience in protein structure analysis and published research.
• Experience with experimental structural methods (cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, or NMR) preferred.
• Programming skills and expertise in bioinformatics and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent teamwork and ability to develop collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Apply chemistry and structural biology skills to study design, data collection, analysis pipeline development, data analysis, algorithm development, results interpretation, manuscript writing and proposal development for protein structure prediction projects.
• Collaborate with UTHealth and external faculty to foster interdisciplinary AI and data science research.

Skills

Chemistry

Structural biology

Data analysis

Programming

Bioinformatics

Collaboration

Education

PhD in a related field

Tools

Hadoop cluster

Nvidia GPU servers

HPC clusters

Job description

Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Fellow at the Data Science and Informatics Core for Cancer Research (DSICCR) within UTHealth is a research position in Dr. W. Jim Zheng's group at the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Responsibilities

• Apply chemistry and structural biology skills to study design, data collection, analysis pipeline development, data analysis, algorithm development, results interpretation, manuscript writing and proposal development for protein structure prediction projects.
• Collaborate with UTHealth and external faculty to foster interdisciplinary AI and data science research.

About DSICCR and environment

DSICCR is known for data science, informatics, and AI. Past postdocs contributed to high-impact publications and national/international competitions.

Training and Infrastructure

Access to computing infrastructure including a Hadoop cluster, a large memory server, Nvidia GPU servers, and HPC clusters at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

Location and Benefits

Located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston; this is a full-time, 12-month appointment renewable annually with comprehensive benefits. Anticipated training duration 2-3 years with multiple fellowship opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong background in chemistry, structural biology, and small-molecule drug screening and development.
• Experience in protein structure and related data analysis; published research track record.
• Experience with experimental structural methods (cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, or NMR) preferred; understanding protein secondary and tertiary structure.
• Programming skills; plus expertise in bioinformatics and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent teamwork and communication; ability to develop and maintain collaborations.

How to apply

Submit materials to the UTCareers posting. Provide current CV and a cover letter describing qualifications and career goals as part of the application.

Salary

Complies with NIH postdoc salary standards based on qualifications and experience.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.