Postdoctoral Research/Visiting Fellowships are immediately available in Raja Jothi's laboratory at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Dr. Jothi's group is interested in elucidating mechanisms of gene regulation. In particular, the group is interested in understanding how transcription regulators and chromatin modifications regulate gene expression programs during cellular development and differentiation. Currently, the group is focused on developing and applying experimental and computational (genomics and bioinformatics) approaches to map and characterize regulatory elements and epigenomes in human and mouse embryonic/hematopoietic stem cells, T cells, and cancer cells.

Successful candidates will undertake several exciting new projects in the general areas of Computational Biology, Epigenomics, Functional Genomics, Systems Biology, and Gene/Protein Networks with particular emphasis on Human, Mouse, Fly, and Yeast genomes. He/She will employ computational approaches to integrate and analyze genome-wide biological datasets generated in-house, and will work closely with experimental biologists, both within and outside of NIH, who are interested in a variety of genetic and genomic studies using gene expression microarrays, and next-generation massively parallel sequencing technologies such as ChIP-Seq.

Qualifications: Candidates should have obtained a PhD degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biophysics, Biochemistry, or a related discipline. Programming skills and experience in the application of computational methods to genomic data are highly desirable. Excellent communications skills and the ability to work on a variety of projects are essential.

Highly motivated candidates with excellent programming skills but no prior research experiences in analyzing biological data, who are interested in making a career switch to the Computational Biology/Bioinformatics field are also encouraged to apply.

Location: NIEHS main campus in the Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. The RTP is the largest research park in US located between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and is within ~12 miles from Duke University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University.

Scientist magazine ranks NIEHS as the 16th best workplace for Postdocs, ahead of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is ranked at number 19, and NIH, which came in at 32

Stipend/Salary & Benefits: Successful candidates will be offered competitive stipend/salary (at least $53,000 per year) commensurate with number of years of postdoctoral experience and accomplishments. Benefits package will include health insurance, and travel support for one meeting each year. A 401K plan with matching contributions will be offered to those hired as Research Fellows.

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