A postdoc position is available immediately in Chen Lab (https://chenlab.openwetware.org) at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, which is located in Houston, Texas,​ and is academically affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University.

The position offers opportunities to work on exciting topics including: (i) statistical methods and computational algorithms to interpret next-generation sequencing data; (ii) Gene regulation network, combine epigenomics, RNA-Seq, and other types of sequencing data to study gene regulation, with particular interest in stem cell, tissue development, and regenerative medicine. (iii) Cancer system biology, integrate genomics and other types of high throughput data to understand molecular mechanisms in cancer. Each successful candidate will have many opportunities to collaborate with fantastic wet-bench biologists and physician scientists in translational biomedical research.

Salary and benefits will be highly competitive and commensurate with experience. Ideal candidates would be PhD in bioinformatics, physics, statistics, computer science, genomics, or other related fields. Programming skills with at least one language such as C/C++, Python, R, or Perl is essential. Experience with high throughput sequencing data analysis may be a plus.

The Methodist Hospital is frequently ranked as one of the best companies to work for by the FORTUNE Magazine, and is ranked as #1 best hospital in Texas by U.S. News. We are located in Houston at the center of Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the word. Texas is ranked as the #1 best state to make a living in 2015 by Forbes, and Houston is named as the most prosperous city by The Business Journals.

Please send your CV and information for two or more references. A cover letter or half-page research statement may be a plus. Contact information can be found at https://chenlab.openwetware.org/Contact.html​

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