Postdoctoral Researcher: AI for RNA Splicing & T1D

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Platig Lab in Charlottesville. The role focuses on integrating long-read and short-read RNA-seq data with RBPs and developing interpretable machine learning approaches to understand splicing regulation in Type 1 Diabetes.

The appointment is 12 months with possible renewal; on-site in Charlottesville, VA, with opportunities to publish and present at conferences.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a closely related field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Integrate long-read and short-read RNA-seq with RBP data (motifs, eCLIP) 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.

Skills

RNA-seq analysis

Machine learning

Publication record

Communication of computational methods

Collaborative research

Education

PhD in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

eCLIP

R/Bioconductor

Job description

University of Virginia is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Platig Lab in Charlottesville. The role focuses on integrating long-read and short-read RNA-seq data with RBPs and developing interpretable machine learning approaches to understand splicing regulation in Type 1 Diabetes.

The appointment is 12 months with possible renewal; on-site in Charlottesville, VA, with opportunities to publish and present at conferences.