The Coruzzi Lab is currently accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology.

Plant Systems Biology @ The Coruzzi lab: https://coruzzilab.bio.nyu.edu

The Coruzzi lab at NYU’s Center for Genomics & Systems Biology has an open position for a highly motivated and independent individual to work as a Postdoctoral Associate. This position is for a post-PhD trainee preparing for a research scientist career path – with a future in Academe or Biotech. The position will provide a transition to career independence through the development of professional skills; supervision by senior scientist incorporating individual development plan in support of training goals and those of faculty mentor; and publication of research findings/scholarship during postdoc appointment period.

Overview: A major goal of systems biology is to model gene regulatory networks to accurately predict causal interactions between transcription factors (TF) and target genes. Our lab focus is on predictively modeling and validating gene regulatory networks involved in nitrogen (N) use in plants including the model Arabidopsis and crops, including maize and rice. We use time-series transcriptome N-response data and machine learning to learn causal networks using machine learning approaches. For high through put validation, we are using a plant cell-based assay called TARGET scaled up to cover TFs spanning all TF families in Arabidopsis, maize and rice. We aim to identify the master transcription factors in such networks that control NUE/WUE in plants, with a focus on ones conserved across genotypes within species and also across species. We follow-up with validation in planta including green house and field studies.

Location: NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology is located at 12 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, in the historic and vibrant Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan. NYU is one of the world’s leading research universities and its Center for Genomics and Systems Biology is housed in a new, state-of-the-art facility with 27 faculty members who study Genomics and Systems Biology across all kingdoms of life. For more information on NYUs Genome Center, please go to http://cgsb.as.nyu.edu

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is 65-70K, depending on experience/expertise. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.

The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. and have skills and experience in both Genomics and Bioinformatics. The position will require both experimental and computational skills for the generation and analysis of NextGen datasets – including RNA-Seq, Chip-Seq and Atac-seq and others. Computational proficiency in R, Perl, Python, or other programming language are strongly preferred. This position also includes training in the writing of grant applications and reports, paper writing and communicating our work in conferences and meetings.

Please upload your application materials via Interfolio. Include the following items: 1) CV including a list of publications; 2) a cover letter; 3) three reference letters emailed to gloria.coruzzi@nyu.edu.