Post Doctoral Fellow - Parvez Lab

Job

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Department: MED-Cell&Developmental Biology

Salary/Grade: RES/

Target hiring range for this position will be $63,480 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Postdoctoral research associate to join an NIH-funded project investigating the role of alternative splicing coupled to nonsense-mediated decay in vertebrate development and regeneration. A PhD in the life sciences is required. Competitive candidates will have first/co-first author peer reviewed publications, experience with zebrafish, and demonstrated proficiency in bioinformatics and analysis of genomics/transcriptomics datasets.

• Research

Miscellaneous. Performs other duties as assigned.

• PhD in Life Sciences

• Skilled in common cellular, molecular, and/or developmental biology techniques

• Experience working with zebrafish
• First/Co-first author publications

• Hands-on experience with genomics and/or transcriptomics data analysis
• Some coding experience in Python, R etc.

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid medical/sick and parental leave
• Tuition benefits for the employee and dependents
• Pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care
• Generous retirement savings options
• Wellness programs

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