Postdoctoral Fellowships in Human Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics : Houston, TX, United States

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in disease genetics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics starting immediately. Using state-of-the-art biological techniques, we seek to identify genetic and epigenetic biomarkers for human disease precision medicine, synthetic lethal and resistance mechanisms underlying disease development and signal transduction at the systems level. The postdoctoral research will be performed in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment with world-class experts and advanced technologies and facilities, which provide unique and ideal career development opportunities for postdocs. Successful candidates will be supervised by Dr. Nidhi Sahni, a faculty member and recognized leader in molecular signaling and network biology. Dr. Sahni has received numerous prestigious awards, including Sloan Research Fellowship, Pinnacle Research Award, Rising STARs Award, CPRIT Scholars Award, among others. Recent representative publications include Cell (2015), 161: 647-60; Nat Rev Genet (2017), 18: 395-410; Cell (2015), 161: 661-73; Cell (2017), 168: 856-66; Cancer Cell (2018). For more information, please visit https://faculty.mdanderson.org/profiles/nidhi_sahni.html

MD Anderson is ranked the nation’s top hospital for cancer care, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” survey, and it has the most awarded research grants from National Cancer Institute. It offers excellent cancer research training programs and unmatched scientific environment of the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical center that contains over 50 biomedical institutions for basic and translational research, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and Rice University.

Requirements:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in molecular biology, yeast genetics, immunology, bioinformatics, or relevant fields. Experience with high-throughput genomics, CRISPR screens and next-generation sequencing preparation and analysis is a plus.

Application process:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter describing your past research experience, a curriculum vitae, and the contact information of three references to Dr. Nidhi Sahni (nsahni@mdanderson.org) with the subject line “Genetics and Signaling Networks Postdoc Application”.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
The University of Texas is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.