Postdoctoral Researcher, Horns Lab
Core
Conduct independent research bridging synthetic biology and genomics to study cellular dynamics, immunology, and neuroscience, developing tools to measure and control biological systems.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (IC)
Builds
New research tools, high-impact publications, and experimental models for disease mechanisms and therapeutic discovery.
Domain
Artificial Intelligence and Biology / Synthetic Biology and Genomics
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
Synthetic biology, genomics technology development, immunology, neuroscience, experimental design, data analysis
Preferred skills
Single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, CRISPR screens, molecular engineering, mammalian synthetic biology, immune cell engineering, neurobiology, in vivo models, high-dimensional data analysis
Technologies
scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, CITE-seq, spatial transcriptomics, CRISPRi/a/KO, Perturb-seq, Python, R
Responsibilities
Design, execute, and analyze experiments; take end-to-end ownership of research projects; publish first-author papers; mentor research associates and students; maintain experimental records and lab infrastructure.
Seniority
Postdoctoral, independent IC with PI guidance
