Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Tennessee

A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in Dr. Lu Lu laboratory, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Lu is seeking a genetic biologist to work on discovering novel molecular targets in complex traits and polygenetic diseases via genetics and bioinformatics methods.

Position Summary

The successful candidate on this Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Tennessee will work in collaboration with some of the leading academic investigators in mouse genetics worldwide to systematically analyze and integrate sources of phenotypes, genetic and epigenetic variation, and gene expression variability in complex traits and diseases.

Criteria

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, or related fields.
• Applicants with knowledge of commonly used bioinformatics tools and public databases preferred.
• Experience working with different types of high throughput data such as microarray, RNA-seq, DNA-seq, ChIP-seq; first (or co-first) author of one or more peer-reviewed scientific publications.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are necessary.

Application

Interested applicants can submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, publication list, and contact information for 3 personal references to Tamara Brock at [email protected].

The University of Tennessee is a public university in Knoxville, USA. The university offers degree programs in various disciplines such as Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Education, Engineering and more. Furthermore, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has been accrediting the university to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Above all, the university is in 419th position in the QS World University Rankings 2019.