Postdoc Fellow: Genomics & Computational Stats

Statistics Interest Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in biostatistics, bioinformatics, or computational biology. The position focuses on developing analytical methods for high-dimensional genomics data and integrating multimodal omics with genetic data to study complex diseases.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in a related field and have proficiency in R and Python, with experience in HPC and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related field.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as R, Python.
• Experience with large-scale genomics datasets, NGS data, and HPC in Linux environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical methods/tools for high-dimensional genomics data.
• Integrate multimodal omics with genetic data to study complex diseases.
• Apply methods to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and aging-related traits.
• Collaborate with Yang lab and HGCC infrastructure for computational analytics.

Skills

R programming

Python programming

High-performance computing

Education

Ph.D. in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics/Statistics/CS/Computational Biology

Tools

Linux HPC clusters

Git

Job description

Emory University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in biostatistics, bioinformatics, or computational biology. The position focuses on developing analytical methods for high-dimensional genomics data and integrating multimodal omics with genetic data to study complex diseases.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in a related field and have proficiency in R and Python, with experience in HPC and Linux environments.