A computational postdoctoral position is available immediately at Yuval Itan’s lab. The research will involve identification of new disease-causing variants and genes in next generation sequencing data, and developing new computational and machine learning methods for this purpose.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is an excellent research institution, in an attractive location next to NYC's Central Park and the Museum Mile. Postdocs have full health benefits and subsidized housing near the campus.
1. Have a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent doctorate with a strong background in human genetics, population genetics, bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related discipline.
2. Proficiency in programming (e.g. Python) and statistical computing (e.g. R).
3. Strong publication record.
4. Collaborative, motivated, team player.
Email yuval.itan@mssm.edu