Postdoctoral Fellow/Trainee

Job Summary

As a postdoctoral research fellow, this position will be responsible for developing and executing research plans designed in collaboration with a talented team of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students. While this position reports directly to Dr. James Costello in the Department of Pharmacology, this position will be in collaboration with the labs of Drs. Greene and Pividori in the Department of Biomedical Informatics. This position will be funded through a grant supported by the NIH, INCLUDE Project. The ideal candidate will have a background in multi-omic data processing, analysis, and modeling, with a strong interest in understanding molecular mechanisms of disease.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop collaborative research projects with the research team from the Costello, Greene, and Pividori labs.
• Develop novel computational methods and models to disentangle the link between the triplication of chromosome 21 and co-occurring conditions in Down syndrome.
• Write research manuscripts for publication in top journals.
• Present research findings at local, national, and international conferences and meetings.
• Supervise and mentor graduate students on the research projects developed in this position.

Work Location

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.