{"id":16926,"date":"2015-07-06T11:09:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T15:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=16926"},"modified":"2015-07-06T11:09:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T15:09:25","slug":"job-postdoctoral-fellow-andor-research-scientist-in-computational-genomics-institute-for-genomics-multiscale-biology-at-the-mount-sinai-school-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2015\/07\/06\/job-postdoctoral-fellow-andor-research-scientist-in-computational-genomics-institute-for-genomics-multiscale-biology-at-the-mount-sinai-school-of-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] Postdoctoral Fellow and\/or Research Scientist in Computational Genomics, Institute for Genomics &#038; Multiscale Biology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Position:\u00a0<\/b>Postdoctoral Fellow and\/or Research Scientist &#8211; Dr. Zeynep H. Gumus &#8211; Computational Genomics<\/p>\n<p><b>Description:<\/b>\u00a0The Gumus lab at the Institute for Genomics &amp; Multiscale Biology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine is seeking talented, ambitious individuals to conduct analyses of \u00a0genomics datasets to identify cancer predisposing mutations. We study next-generation sequencing data using ultra fast computing. The work is highly interdisciplinary, involving knowledge of computational genomics, statistical genomics, software engineering, data visualization. We have close collaborations with basic and clinical laboratories to validate our results.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nDesired skills\/experience:<\/b>\u00a0The ideal candidate has the following skills. Applicants with deep experience in related fields are also encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Deep experience in analysis of next-generation sequencing data (RNA-sequencing, exome-sequencing, whole-genome sequencing)<br \/>\n\u2022Experience in programming related to next-generation sequencing<br \/>\n\u2022Experience in network biology, statistical learning, machine learning, etc is a plus<br \/>\n\u2022Excellent programming skills in R, C, C++, Javascript<br \/>\n\u2022Ability to learn new skills and concepts<br \/>\n\u2022Excellent oral and written communication skills<br \/>\n\u2022Ability to work independently and within a team effort<br \/>\n\u2022Degree in computer science, bioinformatics, computational biology, or related field<\/p>\n<p><b>About Mount Sinai:\u00a0<\/b>Internationally regarded for its dedication to medical science, Mount Sinai is home to an array of leading research institutes, centers, and laboratories, all of which work towards rapidly translating advances in basic science into innovative patient care.<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact<\/b>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:zeynep.gumus@mssm.edu\" target=\"_blank\">zeynep.gumus@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Lab website<\/b>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/research.mssm.edu\/gumuslab\" target=\"_blank\">The Gumus lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Follow us on Twitter\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeynephg\" target=\"_blank\">@ZeynepHG<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IcahnInstitute\" target=\"_blank\">@<wbr \/>IcahnInstitute\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position:\u00a0Postdoctoral Fellow and\/or Research Scientist &#8211; Dr. Zeynep H. Gumus &#8211; Computational Genomics Description:\u00a0The Gumus lab at the Institute for Genomics &amp; Multiscale Biology at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}