• Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioinformatics (Au Lab)

    UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (Los Angeles, CA)


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    Job #JPF10235

    + Ophthalmology / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

    Position overview Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioinformatics

    Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by level of experience at appointment. See Table 23 (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf) . The minimum salary rate for this position is $66,737.

     

    Review timeline: Applications will be reviewed weekly beginning March 28, 2025.

     

    Application Window

     

    Open date: March 19, 2025

     

    Next review date: Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

     

    Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

     

    Final date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

     

    Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

    Position description

    The Au Lab at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead biomarker discovery and drug development initiatives. This role involves driving translational research, contributing to high-impact publications and grant proposals, and mentoring junior researchers to advance precision therapies for retinal disease. The ideal candidate should hold a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field and demonstrate expertise in translational studies.

    Previous experience with the following is highly desirable:

    + Data Storage – Managing large-scale -omics data storage across multiple platforms, maintaining inventory and record-keeping for sequencing data and intermediate files, and facilitating data uploads to online repositories upon publication.

    + Data Processing – Handling Whole Exome Sequencing, RNA sequencing, and single-cell RNA sequencing data while utilizing version control (Git) and virtual environments (Conda, Docker containers) to streamline and enhance pipeline management.

    + Data Analysis – Collaborating with experimentalists to determine appropriate analytical approaches to complement their experiments, optimizing pipeline-generated outputs, performing model fitting, conducting statistical tests, and visualizing data using R and/or Python.

    + Experience with Large Datasets – Working with extensive genomic and clinical datasets, including UK Biobank (UKBB) and the All of Us Research Program, to support large-scale analyses.

    Qualifications

    Basic qualifications

    Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field.

    Application Requirements

    Document requirements

    + Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

    + Cover Letter

    + Statement of Research (Optional)

    + Statement of Teaching (Optional)

    + Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.

    (Optional)

    + Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

    + Misc / Additional (Optional)

    Reference requirements

    + 2-4 required (contact information only)

     

    We will only contact references with your permission.

     

    Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10235

     

    Help contact: [email protected]

     

    About UCLA

     

    As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

     

    The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

     

    As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

     

    + “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

    + UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

    + UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

    + APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

     

    Job location

     

    Los Angeles, CA