Postdoctoral Fellow

About VCUAt VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity and classified by Carnegie as R1 and Community Engaged. VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive.About School of PharmacyThe School of Pharmacy has a 125-year tradition beginning with the Medical College of Virginia and continuing to the present. Ranked in the top 20 of Schools of Pharmacy nationwide, the school is dedicated to graduating outstanding future pharmacists and scientists who will improve human health, foster exemplary research, and provide sustaining contributions to inter professional patient care. The University recognized the School of Pharmacy as the highest-ranking academic unit for Inclusive Excellence.Some postdoctoral scholars are eligible for a generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off and more. Postdoctoral scholars should clarify with their mentor if their appointment is as a postdoctoral scholar-trainee on a training grant, or a postdoctoral scholar-fellow who is an employee on a research grant. Please note: Benefits associated with postdoctoral appointments terminate when the appointment ends. Explore our benefits further.About the RoleThe Center for Biomarker Research and Precision Medicine (BPM, https://bpm.pharmacy.vcu.edu/) at Virginia Commonwealth University is searching for a motivated research fellow to join our team. Our research program aims to alleviate the tremendous personal, familial, and societal burden of mental illness and substance use disorders by using state-of-the-art technologies to identify molecular markers that can be used to develop new medications and tailor treatments to individual patients. We are currently conducting multiple large-scale single-nucleus transcriptomic and epigenomic studies using human samples to investigate disorders such as autism, alcohol use disorder, schizophrenia, and suicide. We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to perform statistical and bioinformatics analyses. This project is highly multidisciplinary and collaborative, involving both local and external partners. The position is initially for two years and offers excellent opportunities for publishing research articles and advancing career development.Key ResponsibilitiesWe are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to perform statistical and bioinformatics analyses on the generated data, contribute to the maintenance and optimization of our analysis pipelines, and publish findings in leading scientific journals.Required QualificationsPhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related field.Strong experience with Linux/Unix and R.Excellent proficiency in written English.The School of Pharmacy supports a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment. The candidate will demonstrate experience that shows their commitment to fostering such an environment.Preferred QualificationsExperience with single-cell data analyses.Salary Range: $61,008-$74,088 Position Details:Department:

Employment Type: PD - Post Doc

Restricted Status

FTE: 100

Exemption Status: Exempt Contact Information:Contact Name: Edwin J. C. G. Van den OordContact Email: ejvandenoord@vcu.eduContact Phone: