DESCRIPTION

One postdoctoral position is available for motivated candidates at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a premier center for biomedical investigation located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Our group has contributed to the development of proteomics and metabolomics pipelines by high resolution mass spectrometry. The successful applicant will develop innovative bioinformatics tools to process omics datasets and derive testable hypothesis. The omics datasets will be generated locally by sophisticated genomics, proteomics and metabolomics platforms, from clinical human specimens and mouse disease models. The overarching aim is to develop novel systems biology approaches to provide critical insights into disease pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention, as well as biomarker discovery for precision medicine (https://www.stjude.org/peng). Our publication record is available on Google Scholar (150+ publications, 18,000+ citations, http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vFzS-awAAAAJ&hl=en).

REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate shall have a background in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field. Proven experience using bioinformatics to analyze high-throughput genomics and proteomics data is preferred. Experience working in UNIX and LINUX environments and programming experience in Perl or C++ are required. Candidates must have an excellent publication record.

COMPENSATION

St. Jude postdoctoral fellows are provided with a highly competitive salary (median $53,000) in an affordable city, a professional development allowance ($2,500), and an array of benefits, including health, dental and vision coverage, and a retirement program.

ABOUT US

St. Jude is a top ranked hospital (#1 for pediatric cancer specialty in U.S. in 2017) and a world-class basic research institute with 260+ faculty members.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit CV, three references, a brief statement regarding previous work and future goals to Dr. Junmin Peng (junmin.peng[at]stjude.org), Member (Full Professor) in Departments of Structural Biology and Developmental Neurobiology, Director of St. Jude Proteomics Facility, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.