Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Summary

This is a postdoc researcher position, and the purpose is to advance the lab's cancer genomics research by leading end-to-end project's, formulating hypotheses, generating and analyzing multi-omics data, and translating findings into publications and grant support while developing the postdoc's path toward scientific independence in a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Project leadership & study design (hypotheses, experimental/analysis plans, timelines).
• Data generation & sample management.
• Primary computational analysis & pipeline execution.
• Biological interpretation & result synthesis (figures, summaries, validation proposals).
• Writing & communication (manuscripts, presentations, collaborator updates).
• Grants & reporting (methods, results summaries).
• Mentorship & collaboration (code/protocol reviews, assisting trainees).
• Data stewardship & compliance (metadata, permissions, backups).
• Other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Demonstrated expertise in applying advanced analytic approaches to cancer genomics.
Experience with single-cell or spatial transcriptomics workflows.
Familiarity with long-read sequencing technologies and structural variation analysis.
Prior involvement in collaborative, large-scale genomics projects

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

KNOWLEDGE
Domain knowledge: Molecular/cancer biology and genetics to interpret genomic findings.
Computing: Linux fluency, version control, and strong R/Python programming.
Core analyses: NGS data QC, alignment, variant calling, copy-number/structural variation; integrative multi-omics.
HPC/cloud: Efficient job scheduling, resource/storage management.
Statistics & visualization: Solid statistical reasoning, high-quality visualization.
Data governance: Compliance with privacy/IRB; organized data structures and backups.
Optional: Biospecimen handling; DNA/RNA extraction and QC; NGS library preparation.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)

Salary to be commensurate with the qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum midpoint) of the position.

Recruitment Period: 11/8/25 - Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!