Postdoc in Computational Immunology & Genomics

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a full-time postdoctoral scholar in Computational Immunology and Genomics within the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.

The role involves developing computational, statistical, and ML methods to study human immune responses, host genetics, infectious disease, and vaccine immunity in a collaborative lab setting in Los Angeles, California.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Strong programming experience in Python and/or R.
• Experience analyzing high-dimensional biological or biomedical datasets.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing and computational genomics, transcriptomics, or related omics data.
• Strong foundation in statistics, including multivariate analysis and validation of quantitative models.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix-based computational environments.
• Ability to develop, troubleshoot, document, and maintain reproducible analyses.
• Ability to communicate computational results clearly to collaborators from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong scientific writing skills and demonstrated ability to contribute to peer-reviewed research.

Responsibilities

• Analyze whole-genome and next-generation sequencing data including QC, variant calling, and interpretation.
• Analyze single-cell RNA-seq data including QC, normalization, clustering, and differential expression.
• Analyze high-dimensional immunologic datasets such as systems serology and PhIP-Seq.
• Integrate genomic, transcriptomic, antibody, immunophenotyping, and clinical datasets.
• Develop and apply machine-learning and statistical models for classification and prediction.
• Collaborate with experimentalists on study design, analysis, and manuscript preparation.

Skills

Python/R programming

High-dimensional data analysis

Linux/Unix

Scientific writing

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Genomics/Biostatistics/Data Science/CS/Biomedical Engineering

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

Git

Job description

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking a full-time postdoctoral scholar in Computational Immunology and Genomics within the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine.

The role involves developing computational, statistical, and ML methods to study human immune responses, host genetics, infectious disease, and vaccine immunity in a collaborative lab setting in Los Angeles, California.