Carolina Population Center · 1 month ago
Post-Doc Research Associate
North Carolina, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelUNC University Libraries is part of the UNC School of Medicine, which aims to improve health and wellbeing through education and research. The Post-Doc Research Associate will study gene regulation in human development and disease, utilizing genomic and bioinformatic techniques to explore mechanisms affecting transcriptional output and disease risk.
Responsibilities
Study gene regulation in human development and disease
Understand mechanisms through which enhancers and three-dimensional chromatin structure alter transcriptional output during cellular processes
Use genomic and bioinformatic techniques to detect chromatin loops, enhancers, transcription factor binding events, and other genomic and proteomic phenomena
Use bioinformatic and gene editing approaches to predict and functionally test hypotheses regarding the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer’s Disease, leukemia, and osteoarthritis
Qualification
Required
PhD in Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and/or related field of study
Preferred
Must have a completed PhD
Benefits
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Company
Carolina Population Center
The Carolina Population Center (CPC) is a community of outstanding scholars and professionals associated to create new knowledge about population size, structure, and processes of change.
Founded in 1966
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase