Post-Doctoral Research Fellow-Center for Psychiatric Genetics

## Post-Doctoral Research Fellow-Center for Psychiatric Genetics Apply locations:
NSO 1001 University Place Evanstontime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R46132
** Hourly Pay Range:**$0.00 - $0.00 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
** Position Highlights:**
* ** Position:
** Post-Doc Research Fellow-Center for Psychiatric Genetics
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* Location:

** Evanston, IL
* ** Compensation:
** Salary determined by NIH Salary Guidelines ($63,480-$77,076)
* ** Full Time**
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* Hours:

** Monday-Friday, standard business hours, onsite
** A Brief Overview:
** Looking for a self-motivated postdoctoral fellow to join the Center for Psychiatric Genetics of Endeavor Health Research Institute, academically affiliated with the University of Chicago. This position will be reporting to a PI/Supervisor who is a Professor at the University of Chicago. The lab’s research focus is on using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-derived neurons and brain organoids models to study the molecular and neurobiological basis of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders (Forrest MP.

et a., Cell Stem Cell. 2017;
Zhang S. et al., Science. 2020;
Zhang S. et al., Cell Genomics 2023; Kozlova

A. et al., Nature 2025; Liang L. et al., Science 2026). The laboratory work will involve iPSC neural modeling, single cell RNA-seq and ATAC-seq, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, CRISPRi/a for gene perturbation, scaled morphological and electrophysiological analyses of neurons and brain organoids. The current position is NIH grant-funded. In this role, you will take a lead in developing brain organoid models carrying disease risk alleles to study molecular and cellular phenotypes relevant to neurodevelopmental and/or neurodegenerative disorders.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in single-cell ATAC-seq/RNA-seq experiment and analyses. This position reports directly to the PI. This is a full-time position and is benefits eligible
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* What you will do:

*** Take a lead in work involved in NIH funded projects
* Work independently under supervision of the PI
* Ability to prepare scientific manuscripts for publication
* Ability to develop scientific proposals to apply for fellowships
* Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect experiment or reporting of results and of taking corrective action or notifying appropriate supervisory personnel
* Comply with North Shore University Health System research guidelines Follow Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations and local, state, and federal research regulations
* Ability to assist in submission of research applications, revisions, periodic progress reports
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* What you will need:

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* Education:

** PhD or MD required in a science field
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* Experience:

** Background in Molecular/Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, or functional Genomics preferred.

Experience with neuroscience research, especially iPSC culture and organoid differentiation is preferred.
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* Skills:

** Excellent communication skills
** Benefits (For full time or part time positions):
*** Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job (For eligible positions)
* Incentive pay for select positions
* Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
* Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
* Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Free Parking
* Wellness Program Savings Plan
* Health Savings Account Options
* Retirement Options with Company Match
* Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
* Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant,…