Postdoc: Interpretable ML for RNA Splicing in T1D

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Virginia's Platig Lab seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary team of computational biologists, data scientists, and RNA biologists investigating alternative splicing in Type 1 Diabetes. The project combines large-scale long-read RNA-seq with ML approaches to understand RBPs and splicing in CD4+ T cells.

This 12-month, on-site appointment offers training toward an independent academic career, with opportunities for publication, grant writing, and

Formación

• PhD (awarded or imminent) in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience using long- or short-read RNA-seq to understand alternative splicing.
• Experience using machine learning techniques in genomics.
• Strong publication record.
• Ability to communicate computational techniques to a broad audience.

Responsabilidades

• Integrate long-read and short-read RNA-seq with RBP data for splicing and isoform analysis.
• Develop machine learning methods to predict functional RNA regulatory elements.
• Collaborate with wet-lab partners to design follow-up experiments.
• Publish findings and present at national conferences.
• Contribute to grant writing and mentorship of graduate students.

Conocimientos

RNA-seq

Machine learning

Publications

Communication

Educación

PhD in bioinformatics / computational biology

Descripción del empleo

The University of Virginia's Platig Lab seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an interdisciplinary team of computational biologists, data scientists, and RNA biologists investigating alternative splicing in Type 1 Diabetes. The project combines large-scale long-read RNA-seq with ML approaches to understand RBPs and splicing in CD4+ T cells.

This 12-month, on-site appointment offers training toward an independent academic career, with opportunities for publication, grant writing, and