Postdoctoral Associate - Cardiovascular Genomics
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7373566 (Ref #: 26677-en_US)
- Posting Date: Newly posted
Job Description
Summary
The Li Laboratory at the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to conduct research in single-cell and spatial genomics, bioinformatics, and cardiovascular biology. The position will focus on computational analysis and integration of large-scale single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics datasets to investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. The postdoctoral associate will develop and apply computational approaches, interpret biological findings, and contribute to manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications.
Job Duties
- Designs and conducts computational studies using single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics datasets.
- Develops, implements, and optimizes bioinformatics methods for genomic data processing, integration, visualization, and interpretation.
- Performs statistical and computational analyses for multidisciplinary collaborative research projects.
- Conducts literature reviews and contributes to review and perspective articles.
- Develops new research directions that provide the foundation for external research funding, training fellowships, and independent career development awards.
- Leads manuscript preparation and publication of research findings.
- Presents and communicates research findings at national and international scientific conferences.
- Mentors junior laboratory members in computational biology and genomic analysis.
- Maintains documentation of data, code, analytical workflows, and other resources generated through research projects.
- Follows and contributes to updating laboratory standard procedures for data storage, management, and sharing.
- Participates in routine laboratory and departmental meetings and research activities.
- Contributes to shared laboratory responsibilities as needed.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biomedical sciences, biology, cardiovascular sciences, data science, or a related field.
- Experience with single-cell genomics, spatial genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, and/or multi-omics data analysis.
- Proficiency in R and/or Python and experience with bioinformatics workflows, statistical analysis, and large-scale genomic datasets is desired.
- Knowledge of cardiovascular biology, molecular biology, or immunology is desirable.
- Strong scientific communication, analytical, and collaborative skills is a plus.
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