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Summary

Dr. Xiaoqing Yu’s Lab, within the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, is seeking a highly motivated, independent, and collaborative postdoctoral research fellow interested in conducting exciting inter-disciplinary projects in omics data analysis and cancer biomarker discover. The post-doctoral research fellow will also be co-mentored by Drs. Jamie Teer, Xuefeng Wang and Bradford Perez. The positions will remain open until filled.

Position Highlights:

• The position is essential for development of comprehensive tools benefiting basic to clinical research through identification of novel biomarkers to treat cancer and the improved treatment stratification of cancer patients.
• The postdoctoral research fellow will enjoy a close working relationship with bioinformaticians, statisticans, clinicians, translational researchers, as well as bench scientists to establish a well-rounded multidisciplinary team.
• Moffitt integrates excellent patient care with cutting-edge clinical and basic research. Having a cancer hospital on-site provides unique opportunities for translational research.
• Outstanding mentorship from expert faculty with wide-ranging funded research programs including T32 Training Grants.
• You will be encouraged and supported to apply for training grants.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Research background/experiences in Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, or Computer Science.
• A highly motivated and independent researcher with a strong quantitative scientific background.
• Programming experience in statistical program R and/or scripting languages such as Perl/Python on Unix/Linux systems.
• Experience in cancer genomics is not required but the ability to learn new knowledge is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Experience of integration of multi-omics data such as WES, RNA-seq, metabolomics, proteomics, etc, is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and extend machine learning methods for big cancer Omics data such as single-cell omics data and spatial transcriptomics data.
• Develop bioinformatics pipelines for analyzing high dimensional immunological data.
• Develop novel visualization tools for interpreting big cancer Omics data.
• Discover new predictive biomarkers for cancer prognosis.
• Collaborate on a variety of cancer and bioinformatics research projects.

Credentials and Qualifications:

PhD in Bioinformatics, Statistics/Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related fields.

Moffitt Postdocs are provided with Medical (Moffitt covers premium for team member) effective upon start date and eligible for Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Parental Leave and more. You may be eligible for relocation assistance per policy. Reasons to relocate, aside from the sunshine, beaches and year-round outdoor recreation associated with the Gulf Coast of Florida, Tampa is a thriving metropolitan city, which has become a hub for ground-breaking research, welcoming individuals from around the globe. This diverse city is engulfed with rich culture, year-round activities for all, beautiful beaches, amazing cuisine and so much more. We strive for work/life balance.

If you have the vision, passion, and dedication to contribute to our mission,

then we have a place for you.

How to Apply: Interested applicants should send a single PDF file that includes a cover letter summarizing their research training and accomplishments, a personal statement of scientific interests and goals, current CV with recent publications, and contact information for three references to Dr. Xiaoqing Yu (xiaoqing.yu@moffitt.org).