Job Description:
The research group “Junction of Statistics and Biology” led by Professor Jingyi Jessica Li (http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~jingyi.li/) in the Department of Statistics at UCLA invites applications for a postdoctoral position, available from November 2016. The research in the group focuses on developing statistical methods to address important biological and biomedical questions from high-throughput genetic and genomic data. Our current projects include: modeling bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing data for identifying and quantifying full-length mRNA transcripts, systematic identification of gene-gene and protein-DNA relationships using diverse genomic data, large-scale comparison of biological samples from different species using epigenomic and transcriptomic data, and statistical methodology development motivated by genomic applications (e.g., asymmetric error control in binary classification, high-dimensional variable selection, and measures of dependence). We will strongly support highly motivated postdocs to initiate independent lines of research. DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Requirements: To be considered for this position, an applicant should have: -A PhD degree in a related field (statistics, biostatistics, computer science, machine learning, mathematics, bioinformatics, computational biology, etc.) -Strong programming skills: (Python | C | C++ | Java) & (R | Matlab). -Strong quantitative background (statistical modeling, machine learning, etc.) or extensive computational genomics experiences (high-throughput sequencing data analysis, bioinformatic applications, etc.) -First author paper(s) written in English in previous area of research, with status as submitted, accepted or published in journals or conference proceedings. -Strong oral and written communication skills in English. -The availability to visit UCLA for an onsite interview.
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Application Process: To submit your application, please click on the "Apply for this job" button. Interested applicants should submit (1) a letter of interest, (2) a one-page proposal for a project to be conducted in Professor Li's group, (3) CV, and (4) three references (including name and contact information) with subject line “Postdoc application”. Contact : Jingyi Jessica Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The research group “Junction of Statistics and Biology” led by Professor Jingyi Jessica Li (http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~jingyi.li/) in the Department of Statistics at UCLA invites applications for a postdoctoral position, available from November 2016. The research in the group focuses on developing statistical methods to address important biological and biomedical questions from high-throughput genetic and genomic data. Our current projects include: modeling bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing data for identifying and quantifying full-length mRNA transcripts, systematic identification of gene-gene and protein-DNA relationships using diverse genomic data, large-scale comparison of biological samples from different species using epigenomic and transcriptomic data, and statistical methodology development motivated by genomic applications (e.g., asymmetric error control in binary classification, high-dimensional variable selection, and measures of dependence). We will strongly support highly motivated postdocs to initiate independent lines of research. DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Requirements: To be considered for this position, an applicant should have: -A PhD degree in a related field (statistics, biostatistics, computer science, machine learning, mathematics, bioinformatics, computational biology, etc.) -Strong programming skills: (Python | C | C++ | Java) & (R | Matlab). -Strong quantitative background (statistical modeling, machine learning, etc.) or extensive computational genomics experiences (high-throughput sequencing data analysis, bioinformatic applications, etc.) -First author paper(s) written in English in previous area of research, with status as submitted, accepted or published in journals or conference proceedings. -Strong oral and written communication skills in English. -The availability to visit UCLA for an onsite interview.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- genomic
- Machine Learning
- Modeling
- Programing in C
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in Java
- Programming in Matlab
- Programming in R
- Statistics
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Additional Info:
Application Process: To submit your application, please click on the "Apply for this job" button. Interested applicants should submit (1) a letter of interest, (2) a one-page proposal for a project to be conducted in Professor Li's group, (3) CV, and (4) three references (including name and contact information) with subject line “Postdoc application”. Contact : Jingyi Jessica Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]