Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Genomics

WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
United States New York New York
khuranalab.med.cornell.edu/

Description

Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions in the laboratory of Prof. Ekta Khurana (khuranalab.med.cornell.edu) at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) in New York City. Successful applicants will lead exciting projects, for example, interpretation of non-coding sequence variants using machine learning, multi-modal single-cell data analysis for understanding treatment resistance in cancer and algorithm development for use of cell-free DNA for early detection of cancer. They will have opportunities to collaborate with a diverse group of experimental and computational biologists. The Khurana lab has access to clinical data and patient samples at WCM and participates actively in international genomics consortia.


Qualifications

A Ph.D. in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, computer science or a related field is required. A strong computational background, proficiency in at least one programming language and knowledge of statistics are also required.


Start date

As soon as possible

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV and names of three references to Prof. Khurana (ekk2003@med.cornell.edu). Please put the word ‘Postdoc-Application-2021’ in the subject line of your email.


Contact

Ekta Khurana
ekk2003@med.cornell.edu