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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Neuroepigenomics

Position Number: 6419863
Location: New York, NY
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Neuroepigenomics

Fordham University

About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Biology

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Position Summary
Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Postdoctoral Research Scientist will be part of the neuroepigenetics research team, focusing on hormonal and environmental factors driving sex differences in depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders.

This position involves characterizing molecular and cellular changes in the human and rodent brain across different reproductive states and across sexes, utilizing advanced epigenomics techniques and bioinformatics data analyses. The incumbent performs bioinformatics analyses of various genomics datasets and interprets data.

Essential Functions
Analyzes genomics experiments including single-cell multiome ATAC-seq/RNA-seq, and cell-type specific ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, Hi-C, and Micro-C assays;

Leads the dry lab team and is involved in data maintenance, data submission, and communication with the sequencing cores and other bioinformatics teams;

Analyzes and interprets data, performs conference presentations, and prepares manuscripts.

Attends meetings with lab members and collaborators, and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications:
PhD in biological sciences, computational biology, bioinformatics, or related field.Good communication skills

Ability to work well independently and with others.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in molecular and computational biology, and neuroscience.

Experience in the analysis of transcriptomics and epigenomics data.

Special Instructions

To apply, please visit: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/8995

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories