Postdoctoral Position – Biomedical Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology

Description: The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology at the Johns Hopkins University have an immediate opening for a highly-qualified postdoctoral scholar for research projects related to epigenetic-based cancer diagnostics incorporating novel microfluidic devices. The individual will be responsible for applying methylation microarray and next-generation sequencing methods towards identifying epigenetic biomarkers of early-stage cancers and developing targeted assays amenable to implementation in custom microfluidic devices. The successful applicant will join a world-renowned, highly interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and medical researchers with the goal of developing low-cost solutions for the noninvasive detection of multiple cancer types.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a biomedical discipline, such as: biology, molecular biology, genetics, biomedical engineering, or other related field
• Experience in assay development and/or next-generation sequencing required
• Experience in epigenetics and/or the use or development of microfluidic devices preferred
• Experience/understanding of handling/analyzing genomics data and related bioinformatics will be an advantage
• A productive research history as evidenced by publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

For consideration, please send a CV and one to three representative publications to Dr. Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang and Dr. Thomas Pisanic at epidiagnostics@jh.edu.

The Johns Hopkins University is an EEO/AA Employer. The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology are committed to building a diverse educational environment, and women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.