Postdoctoral Neurogenomics Fellow - iPSC & Brain Organoids

Edward Elmhurst Health; Evanston, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium pay

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking

Health savings account

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Endeavor Health Research Institute's Center for Psychiatric Genetics in Evanston, IL seeks a self-motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. The position is NIH grant-funded and affiliated with the University of Chicago; you will lead projects using patient-derived iPSC neurons and brain organoids to study neuropsychiatric disorders.

You will perform single-cell RNA-seq/ATAC-seq, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, develop organoid models carrying disease risk alleles, and contribute to manuscripts and

Qualifications

• PhD or MD required in a science field.
• Background in Molecular/Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, or Functional Genomics preferred.
• Experience with neuroscience research, especially iPSC culture and organoid differentiation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead in work involved in NIH funded projects.
• Work independently under supervision of the PI.
• Ability to prepare scientific manuscripts for publication.
• Ability to develop scientific proposals to apply for fellowships.
• Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect experiment or reporting of results and of taking corrective action or notifying appropriate supervisory personnel.
• Comply with NorthShore University HealthSystem research guidelines.
• Follow Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations and local, state, and federal research regulations.
• Ability to assist in submission of research applications, revisions, periodic progress reports.

Skills

Molecular/Cellular Biology

Neuroscience

Functional Genomics

iPSC culture

Organoid differentiation

Excellent communication skills

Education

PhD or MD

Tools

CRISPR/Cas9

CRISPRi/a

Single-cell RNA-seq

ATAC-seq

Organoid modeling

Neural differentiation

Job description

Endeavor Health Research Institute's Center for Psychiatric Genetics in Evanston, IL seeks a self-motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. The position is NIH grant-funded and affiliated with the University of Chicago; you will lead projects using patient-derived iPSC neurons and brain organoids to study neuropsychiatric disorders.

You will perform single-cell RNA-seq/ATAC-seq, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, develop organoid models carrying disease risk alleles, and contribute to manuscripts and