The Jackson Laboratory
Postdoctoral Associate
Farmington, Connecticut
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About the role
- To accomplish these goals, the fellow will analyze existing genomic and transcriptomic data with computational tools to identify novel loci of interest, and will execute laboratory experiments to test the consequences of genomic variation.
Responsibilities
- Maintain lab equipment, reagents, and follow safety protocols
- Perform data curation and maintain documentation
- Generate reproducible analysis and properly use statistics to support observations
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers who perform bench and computational experiments
Requirements
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Based on years of experience as Postdoc
- PhD in Physiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals
- Experience using statistical inference to support results
Skills
- Experience with iPSC culture and differentiation
- Knowledge of structural variation and variant mechanisms
- Experience using computational libraries for tabular data and statistical analysis
- Experience executing jobs and pipelines in a high-performance computing cluster
- Experience working in a Linux command-line environment
- For more information, please visit www.jax.org .
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Benefits
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Company info
- Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease.
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