A Postdoctoral Associate position is currently available in the Kussell Lab at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology to perform computational and theoretical research in bacterial population genetics and evolutionary dynamics.

The postdoctoral associate will be hired to work on a project focused on understanding the impact of recombination on bacterial population dynamics and genome evolution. A major component of the work will be computational, involving a substantial amount of programming and data analysis, including development of new methods and algorithms. The postdoctoral associate could also develop analytical theory to address a range of related questions.

The postdoctoral associate will additionally be able to contribute to other projects working with experimentalists in the Kussell Lab and our collaborators. Current experiments in the lab are focused on understanding how gene regulatory strategies and physiological mechanisms – including stress responses, stochastic switches, and phenotypic memory – evolve in bacterial populations under fluctuating conditions. We use a combination of quantitative microbiology techniques, synthetic biology, microfluidics, microscopy, and sequencing-based methods to track population structure during temporal fluctuations. We use biophysical theory and modeling to develop analytical frameworks that enable mechanistic inferences, inform experimental design, and reveal new biological functions.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD, have a track record of peer-reviewed publications, and have prior research performing computational or theoretical work in biology, physics, computer science or related disciplines. In particular, the candidate would ideally have prior experience in one or more of the following: population genetics, evolution, microbiology, biophysics, or statistical physics.

For more information, please see the position listing on Interfolio:

https://apply.interfolio.com/158025

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Edo Kussell (edo.kussell@nyu.edu).