Postdoctoral Associate (Cancer)

Core Job Summary

The Postdoctoral Associate performs scientific research and studies under the supervision of managing staff. Moreover, the Postdoctoral Associate promotes institutional recognition through literal contributions to the scientific community.

Core Job Functions

• Counsults with supervisors to determine research objectives and methods.
• Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned.
• Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing.
• Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories.
• Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
• Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Ph.D. in relevant field
• Experience: No prior experience required
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFICS

We are accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Stephen Nimer’s lab at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Miami, Florida) to investigate the molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation of cancer, with particular focus on normal and malignant hematopoiesis.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• We are seeking highly motivated individuals to develop and implement innovative computational approaches for analyzing high throughput genomic and epigenomic data, including but not limited to, integrated cancer risk prediction model, cancer subtype discovery, genomic and epi-genomic data integration, single cell RNA-Seq data analysis, non-coding RNA data analysis, and other datasets.
• Projects will include next-generation sequencing based profiling studies of RNA-Seq, ChIP-seq, HiC-Seq, ATAC-Seq, etc…to fully characterize epigenetic changes involved in the development of hematologic maligancies.
• The goal of these studies is to identify epigenetically regulated programs that become deregulated and contribute to the development of these diseases.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Solid training in quantitative sciences
• Sound knowledge of statistics and R/ Bioconductor
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis
• Understanding of epigenome biology
• Solid programming skills in scripting and/or compiled languages
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environment and compute clusters
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• The ability to write manuscripts independently

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Genetics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Excellent communications skills in English (both verbal and written).
• Proficiency in using R/Bioconductor and Perl/Python for genomic data analysis is required.

PAY & BENEFITS

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.