美国华盛顿大学招收生物学/神经科学博士后

Postdoctoral Fellow : Seattle, WA, United States

The Brkanac laboratory invites applications from highly motivated candidates for a postdoctoral position. We are interested in a discovery of rare highly penetrant variants responsible for familial forms of complex neuropsychiatric diseases using next generation sequencing and bioinformatics approaches. Our laboratory has ongoing research projects directed toward identification of rare genetic causes of Alzheimer disease and autism and is interested in expanding our approach to schizophrenia. The applicants must hold a Ph.D. level degree in life sciences with research experience that includes next generation sequencing and at least one first-authored publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The position requires programming skills, knowledge of bioinformatics including analysis of next generation sequencing data and experience in molecular genetics/genomics. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, keen to acquire new knowledge and skills and eager to produce scientific publications.

The University of Washington is an excellent environment for training in genomics.
Seattle is a desirable to live, vibrant major metropolitan area. To inquire please send a CV, a statement of research interest including description of experience in genomics and bioinformatics and contact information of three references to zbrkanac@uw.edu.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in life sciences or science with some relevant research experience in next generation sequencing at least one first-authored publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Background in bioinformatics, molecular biology and genomics.
• Knowledge of bioinformatics tools and genomics databases (dbSNP, UCSC) including data uploads.
• Previous experience with next generation sequencing or GWAS data.
• Experience using Linux operating systems.
• Experience in Perl, Python programming.
• Strong organizational and record keeping skills to record experiment results and analyze data.
• Effective written communication skills to publish results….