Graduate Teaching Assistant and Postdoc positions Cornell Animal Science

Graduate Teaching Assistant and Postdoc positions: Animal Genomics and Epigenomics, Cornell University

PI: Jingyue (Ellie) Duan, Ph.D.
One Graduate Teaching Assistant position (2022 Fall) and one Postdoc position (2022 summer) are available at Dr. Jingyue (Ellie) Duan’s Epigenetic and Functional Genomics Research Group at Cornell University - Department of Animal Science. The positions will be located at Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, NY.

Graduate Teaching Assistant position (deadline Jan 1st, 2022):
The successful candidate must be goal-oriented, highly self-motivated, and dedicated to be productive and open to interdisciplinary projects. Applicants should have strong interests in molecular biology, embryology, epigenetics, genomics, or bioinformatics. Practical experience in cell culture, embryo culture, NGS library construction, and/or analysis of NGS data is highly preferred but not required. A master’s degree is preferred. Stipend and tuition funding are also available on a competitive basis within the Department of Animal Science.

Postdoc position:
•        The successful candidate must be goal-oriented, highly self-motivated, and dedicated to be productive and open to interdisciplinary projects.
•        A Ph.D. in molecular biology, genomics, or other disciplines with relevant training
•        Experience with molecular lab skills, genomic/epigenomic sequencing library preparation: RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, etc.
•        At least two first author or co-first author papers with submitted, accepted, or published status in peer-reviewed journals
•        Capable of independent research, writing manuscript, multitasking, and working in a collaborative atmosphere both within and outside the laboratory
We recognize the candidates may have their own sets of skills in their field which may not completely match with the advertised position. We foster diversity in the workplace and encourage any interested individual with a strong record of research productivity and relevant experience to apply.

Application process
Interested individuals should forward the following documents to jd774@cornell.edu (Dr. Duan):
•        CV, including a list of publications; list of relevant technical skills; list of references.
•        up to a 2-page statement of research experience and goals.

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