Postdoctoral Fellow: Splicing & Genomics in Zebrafish Development

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Northwestern University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an NIH-funded project investigating the role of alternative splicing coupled to nonsense-mediated decay in vertebrate development and regeneration.

A PhD in the life sciences is required, with competitive candidates having first/co-first author publications, zebrafish experience, and proficiency in bioinformatics and genomics data analysis.

Qualifications

• PhD in Life Sciences is required.
• Experience with zebrafish and transcriptomics analysis is highly desirable.
• Strong skills in bioinformatics and data analysis of genomics datasets are essential.
• First/Co-first author publications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Genomics analysis

Zebrafish experience

Python

R

Education

PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Northwestern University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an NIH-funded project investigating the role of alternative splicing coupled to nonsense-mediated decay in vertebrate development and regeneration.

A PhD in the life sciences is required, with competitive candidates having first/co-first author publications, zebrafish experience, and proficiency in bioinformatics and genomics data analysis.