POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – McDermott Center HG&D – Seplyarskiy Lab
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Job Number: 911441
Category: PostDoc
Job Number: 911441
Category: PostDoc
Postdoctoral Researcher in Mutagenesis, Population and Statistical Genetics
A postdoctoral training opportunity is now available in the Seplyarskiy Lab in the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. We are currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in mutagenesis, statistical genomics, and computational biology.
Research directions
Training & environment
Responsibilities
· Ph.D. (or equivalent, or soon to be completed) in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Population/Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
· Proficiency in R and/or Python/ or other languages
· Plus factors: experience with method development, exposure to population-genetic theory (selection, demography, coalescent/ARG), mutational-process modeling, scalable data engineering, cloud/HPC, or ancient DNA.
Interested individuals should send a CV, cover letter briefly describing previous research experience, and a summary of current research interests.
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