We are inviting highly motivated and creative applicants for two post-doctoral positions in the laboratory of Dr. Chun-Jun (CJ) Guo at Weill Cornell Medicine. Our laboratory is in the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease housed in the new Belfer Research Building. We apply a combination of bioinformatics, microbial genetics, metabolomics, and chemical biology technique to study how the human microbiota- derived small molecules and metabolic pathways affect host biology. We are interested in using genetically engineered bacteria, and germ-free and other mouse models to understand the microbe-microbe and microbe-host interaction at the level of molecular mechanism. Our lab is supported by multiple funding mechanisms including the NIH Director’s New Innovator Program, W.M. Keck Foundation, and other R01 fundings from NIH, etc.
Job Requirements
Candidates with diverse research backgrounds are welcome to apply. A Ph.D. or equivalent in Immunology, Microbiology, Chemical Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field is recommended. We are very excited about the researchers with technical expertise in two or more of the following: microbial genetics (CRISPR/Cas9), gut microbiota, microbiota metabolism, microbial bioinformatics, GC/LC mass data analysis, or multi-parameter flow cytometry. The candidate will also have the opportunity to interact with many other great scientists in the Tri-I community (Weill Cornell Medicine-The Rockefeller University-Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).
If you are interested, please send a cover letter describing your research background, interests, and career goals, as well as the names and addresses of three references and a CV, to Dr. Chun-Jun (CJ) Guo at cj@guo-group.org or chg4001@med.cornell.edu.
Salary for this position ranges from $61,008 - $68,964. Weill Cornell Medicine provides the above salary range in compliance with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range listed is for full‐time employment not including benefits, bonuses, or clinical incentive compensation where applicable. The above salary range for New York City based roles represents WCM’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.
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