Join Us!

The Esfahani lab is seeking exceptional individuals for the following role(s). Please send an email to Dr. Mohammad Shahrokh Esfahani with your CV (file name should include your last name) and a two-page description of your contributions to the field to this date.

Postdoctoral Fellow

We are seeking an exceptional postdoctoral scholar to join the team and contribute to groundbreaking research in computational oncology.  

Required Qualifications:

  • PhD in related fields such as computational biology, cancer biology, and bioengineering (with considerable computational experience). MDs with prior experience in computational oncology are encouraged to apply too.
  • Strong record of publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • Skilled in the use of R and/or Python
  • Basic understanding of statistical modeling, and machine learning
  • Understanding of high-throughput sequencing techniques including whole genome, whole exome, targeted capture, RNA-Seq, scRNA-Seq, ATAC-Seq, scATAC-Seq, etc.
  • Strong oral and written skills, and capable of writing and publishing results.
  • Contribute to lab meetings and one-on-one discussions.

 

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with (NGS related) software tools and packages such as bwa, STAR, bedtools, samtools, Picard, RSEM, GISTIC, GATK, Strelka, Seurat
  • Prior experience in analyzing spatial transcriptomic data.
  • Prior experience in developing models to analyze temporal data.
  • Prior experience in utilizing Bayesian modeling in related applications.