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Recruiting: Summer 2023 Undergraduate Student – Bioinformatics for Epigenetic Engineering
The Haynes lab at Emory is seeking bright, talented, and motivated undergraduate students from Emory University or Georgia Tech to fill one summer research position with a start date of May or June 2023. This position is a great opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in synthetic biology as it applies to health and medicine. Dr. Haynes has several years of experience mentoring undergraduate research in the classroom, in her research lab (see our publications and posters that include undergraduates), and for the International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition (iGEM).
Undergraduate Researcher, Bioinformatics for Epigenetic Engineering
This opportunity is currently [OPEN]
Type: Volunteer or Course credit
Responsibilities:
- Processing of raw data from next generation sequencing (NGS) experiments (e.g. RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq) that involve epigenetically engineered cells
- Downstream gene function and network analyses, with guidance from the PI or other supervisor
- Creation of NGS data figures for posters and publications
Requirements:
- Course: Genomics & Applied Bioinformatics (BIOS 4150); minimum grade of B
- Course: Biological Networks & Genomics (BMED 4477); desired but not required
- Proficiency in basic RNA-seq data processing tools (e.g. Trimmomatic, STAR, DESeq2, etc.)
- Ability to learn advanced NGS software such as BowTie, Picard Tools, MACS, DeepTools, etc.
About the Haynes Lab at Emory: The Haynes lab is part of the joint Emory/ GA Tech W.H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. We are located in a new state-of-the-art facility in the Health Sciences Research Building. The space is furnished with benches, a dedicated tissue culture room, shared autoclaves and a cold room, and office desks located in a food-friendly area adjacent to the lab. Core facilities for mouse models, next-generation sequencing, flow cytometry, are located on the same campus. A state-of-the-art and microscopy core (including wide-field and confocal) is located in the same building one level below the Haynes lab.
How to Apply: Send a letter of interest as an e-mail with your resume or c.v. as an attachement to kahayne at emory dot edu. In your letter of interest be sure to include your current year, expected graduation year, your major, your GPA, your current or previous (most recent) lab affiliation (if applicable), and explain how you expect the associated Responsibilities (listed above) to support your career development, and summarize how your background fits the Requirements outlined above.
Hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher or Staff Scientist
The Haynes lab for Chromatin Epigenetic Engineering is seeking bright and talented scientists to fill a full-time Postdoc or Staff Scientist position of up to 3 years with a start date as early as April 2023 (negotiable). This position is an exciting opportunity to work at the cutting edge of biomedical synthetic biology. This position involves a project focused on the design and use of noncoding RNA to control chromatin and gene regulation.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomedical Engineering & Synthetic Biology:
Chromatin engineering
This opportunity is currently [OPEN]
Emory Job ID: 109933
Emory Application URL: https://staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/109933/job
Other Application URL: https://www.indeed.com/job/postdoctoral-fellow-or-staff-scientist-aa774a29a0b799fa
- Completion of cell culture and molecular biology assays assigned by the PI
- Analysis of data using modern software
- Training new and junior personnel in the lab
- Assisting the PI with project management
- Deep understanding of theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence that support their scientific interests must be demonstrated.
- Participate in developing new research with colleagues.
- Participate in community service activities that support their scientific community.
- Participate in professional development activities (e.g., presenting research at conferences).
- PhD in molecular biology or a related field
- Publication track record that shows strong evidence of data analysis experience/ capability
- Strong proficiency in mammalian tissue culture, molecular cloning, chromatin analysis, and gene expression analysis
- Outstanding proficiency in modern data analysis software (e.g. GraphPad Prism, R, etc.)
- Strong evidence of scientific writing in English (desired)
- Two references (contact information or letters)
Environment: The Haynes lab is part of the joint Emory/ Georgia Tech W.H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. We are located in a new state-of-the-art facility in the Health Sciences Research Building. The space is furnished with benches, a dedicated tissue culture room, shared autoclaves and a cold room, and office desks located in a food-friendly area adjacent to the lab. Core facilities for mouse models, next-generation sequencing, flow cytometry, are located on the same campus. A state-of-the-art and microscopy core (including wide-field and confocal) is located in the same building one level below the Haynes lab.
How to Apply: Please send as a single PDF document:
- a cover letter identifying which position you are interested in (postdoc or staff scientist) and how you expect the associated Responsibilities (listed above) to support your career development, and summarize how your background fits the Requirements outlined above;
- your c.v. (in academic format, no page limit);
- contact information for up to three references (one page)
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