Post Doctoral Fellow

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Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

• Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career.
• The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research.
• Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• May be responsible for operation of specific equipment.
• May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff.
• Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee.
• The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available.
•  Appointments cannot exceed five years.

ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS: 

• Research focus will be to develop and apply novel advanced machine learning, deep learning, and AI tools to study multiple streams of genomics data (e.g., genetics [GWAS], transcriptomics, epigenetics, and proteomics data), with the goal of illustrating the underlying genomics etiology of complex diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, age-related motor traits, and Parkinson disease.  
• Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. Post-Doctoral Fellow is an entry level position in which the research fellow receives training under close supervision of faculty in the Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics. The Fellow will work jointly with Principal Investigators Drs. Michael Epstein (https://med.emory.edu/directory/profile/?u=MPEPSTE) and Dr. Jingjing Yang (https://yanglab-emory.github.io/).
• Fellow will prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigators.
• Fellow will engage in cross-disciplinary collaborative research with scientists within and beyond the department. The candidate also will be encouraged to apply for career-development awards as part of the training process. 
• The initial appointment is for one year with expected renewal if progress is satisfactory and funds are available.
• Appointments cannot exceed five years.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field.
• Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues.
• Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related field.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as R or Python.
• Experience working with large-scale genomics datasets and next-generation sequencing data is desired but not required.
• Experience with high-performance computing cluster environments with Linux (bash commands) is desired but not required. 

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.  Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

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