Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Design, Hsu Lab
Core
Designing and executing independent research projects at the intersection of biological engineering, synthetic biology, and AI to develop programmable molecular tools and modulate physiology.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Biological Design & Synthetic Biology)
Builds
Programmable molecular tools, synthetic peptides, microbiome engineering systems, and AI-guided genome designs.
Domain
Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, Computational Biology, AI for Science
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
Experimental design, wet-lab experimentation, computational modeling, genomics, single-cell technologies, synthetic biology, data analysis, scientific writing, project leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with CRISPR systems, bridge recombinases, AI-designed molecular systems, metagenomic sequence mining, generative genome design
Technologies
CRISPR, recombinases, single-cell technologies, genomics platforms, AI/ML frameworks
Responsibilities
Design and execute end-to-end research projects; publish first-author papers in high-impact journals; mentor research associates and students; maintain rigorous experimental records and documentation; collaborate across Arc, Stanford, and the Bay Area ecosystem
Seniority
Postdoctoral Researcher, independent project lead