Postdoctoral Fellow.Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Duties & Responsibilities: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. This postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr. Hongkai Ji to develop novel statistical and computational methods and software tools for analyzing next-generation sequencing and high-throughput functional genomic data, including ChIP-seq, DNase-seq, RNA-seq and massive amounts of gene expression data in Gene Expression Omnibus. He/she will also participate in collaborative projects to apply the methods to study stem cell differentiation and/or gene regulation in human cancers. Dr. Ji's research group is part of the Center for Computational Biology. The research interest of Dr. Ji's group and information on the center can be found at http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~hji/ and http://genomics.jhu.edu/. Both the Department of Biostatistics and the Center for Computational Biology provide a highly dynamic and supportive environment for junior investigators to grow and develop their future career.

Position Qualifications: The ideal applicant should have 1. A PhD degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, bioinformatics, computational biology, biomedical engineering, applied mathematics or other related fields with strong quantitative training. 2. Strong programming skills both in C/C++ (or other similar languages such as Python) and in a statistical language (R or MATLAB) are required. Knowledge on building databases and web applications is a plus. 3. A publication record in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, statistics or other related fields. 4. Creativity, enthusiasm, and good communication skills.

Salary Range: Salary will be competitive and will depend on experience and qualifications

Web Site: http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/

Application Address: Interested applicants should email curriculum vitae and at least two recommendation letters (with contact information) to Dr. Hongkai Ji (hji@jhsph.edu). Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The Johns Hopkins University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Email: hji@jhsph.edu