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We have open positions for enthusiastic students, postdoctoral fellows, and research technicians who are passionate about bridging computational sciences, cancer biology, and single-cell genomics. Current projects range from developing statistical machine learning and deep learning techniques for analyzing and integrating high-dimensional single-cell and imaging datasets to understanding tumor heterogeneity and tumor-immune interactions through collecting single-cell data from clinical samples.
Postdoctoral Fellows:
Ideal candidates have a background in machine learning, statistics, data science, bioinformatics and/or genomics, cancer biology, immunology. We have opportunities for both computational and experimental research. Interested candidates should email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with their CV, a summary of research interests and future plans, and contact information for three references. The Computational Cancer Biology Laboratory (Azizi Lab) is located in the Columbia Morningside (main) campus with additional experimental lab space in the CUIMC campus. Find more details here.
Graduate Students:
We are looking for exceptional MS/PhD students from a variety of backgrounds. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your background, research interests, CV, and transcripts. We accept PhD students through the Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science department admissions. We also accept rotation students from other programs within Columbia and CUIMC.
Undergraduate Students:
Motivated undergraduate students are welcome to join the lab. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your CV, major, and research interests.
Software Engineer:
We are seeking engineers or bioinformaticians to build, improve and scale our pipelines and tools. A strong technical background, experience with genomic data, and interest in applying ML tools to genomic data is preferable. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your CV and interests.
Staff Associate III (Lab Manager):
The Computational Cancer Biology Laboratory (Azizi Lab) and the Laboratory for Synthetic Organogenesis (Simunovic Lab) at Columbia University are jointly seeking a Staff Associate III to assist with ongoing research in cancer biology in both labs as well as with collaborative projects between the two labs. In particular, the Staff Associate III would participate in projects that would involve the use of single-cell genomic technologies to study the heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment and underlying mechanisms of response to immunotherapies in cancer patients. The experimental component of the Azizi lab closely interacts with the computational component of the lab in an interdisciplinary environment with members from diverse backgrounds and skill sets. The Staff Associate III would also participate in projects focusing on applying bioengineering techniques to stem cell biology and developmental biology in the Simunovic lab to understand the mechanisms underlying key milestones in embryonic development and disease. The Simonovic lab uses human embryonic and patient-derived stem cells to mimic embryogenesis and organogenesis in vitro.
The two labs will be collaborating on studying the mechanism of timing in early embryogenesis leveraging single-cell technologies and computational methods and stem cell bioengineering techniques and CRISPR screens. The Staff Associate III would facilitate the collaborative efforts between the two labs and would also facilitate the transfer of tissue culture skills from one lab and single-cell techniques from the other lab which are important in the future research directions of the labs.
The primary responsibilities of the Staff Associate III include design of experiments, optimizing protocols, library preparation and single-cell profiling of samples, mentoring Postdoctoral Research Scientists and students, as well as general lab duties such as ordering reagents and equipment. The labs are located in a shared space on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus which makes a joint recruit feasible. The labs are surrounded by a highly dynamic and multidisciplinary research environment, with direct access to state-of-the-art stem cell, microscopy, and sequencing facilities. The candidate is expected to work with minimal supervision to design, execute and interpret experiments working in a collaborative research environment with both labs.
Qualifications:
Please apply at https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/6812
Postdoctoral Fellows:
Ideal candidates have a background in machine learning, statistics, data science, bioinformatics and/or genomics, cancer biology, immunology. We have opportunities for both computational and experimental research. Interested candidates should email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with their CV, a summary of research interests and future plans, and contact information for three references. The Computational Cancer Biology Laboratory (Azizi Lab) is located in the Columbia Morningside (main) campus with additional experimental lab space in the CUIMC campus. Find more details here.
Graduate Students:
We are looking for exceptional MS/PhD students from a variety of backgrounds. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your background, research interests, CV, and transcripts. We accept PhD students through the Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science department admissions. We also accept rotation students from other programs within Columbia and CUIMC.
Undergraduate Students:
Motivated undergraduate students are welcome to join the lab. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your CV, major, and research interests.
Software Engineer:
We are seeking engineers or bioinformaticians to build, improve and scale our pipelines and tools. A strong technical background, experience with genomic data, and interest in applying ML tools to genomic data is preferable. Email Elham (ea2690 AT columbia DOT edu) with your CV and interests.
Staff Associate III (Lab Manager):
The Computational Cancer Biology Laboratory (Azizi Lab) and the Laboratory for Synthetic Organogenesis (Simunovic Lab) at Columbia University are jointly seeking a Staff Associate III to assist with ongoing research in cancer biology in both labs as well as with collaborative projects between the two labs. In particular, the Staff Associate III would participate in projects that would involve the use of single-cell genomic technologies to study the heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment and underlying mechanisms of response to immunotherapies in cancer patients. The experimental component of the Azizi lab closely interacts with the computational component of the lab in an interdisciplinary environment with members from diverse backgrounds and skill sets. The Staff Associate III would also participate in projects focusing on applying bioengineering techniques to stem cell biology and developmental biology in the Simunovic lab to understand the mechanisms underlying key milestones in embryonic development and disease. The Simonovic lab uses human embryonic and patient-derived stem cells to mimic embryogenesis and organogenesis in vitro.
The two labs will be collaborating on studying the mechanism of timing in early embryogenesis leveraging single-cell technologies and computational methods and stem cell bioengineering techniques and CRISPR screens. The Staff Associate III would facilitate the collaborative efforts between the two labs and would also facilitate the transfer of tissue culture skills from one lab and single-cell techniques from the other lab which are important in the future research directions of the labs.
The primary responsibilities of the Staff Associate III include design of experiments, optimizing protocols, library preparation and single-cell profiling of samples, mentoring Postdoctoral Research Scientists and students, as well as general lab duties such as ordering reagents and equipment. The labs are located in a shared space on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus which makes a joint recruit feasible. The labs are surrounded by a highly dynamic and multidisciplinary research environment, with direct access to state-of-the-art stem cell, microscopy, and sequencing facilities. The candidate is expected to work with minimal supervision to design, execute and interpret experiments working in a collaborative research environment with both labs.
Qualifications:
- B.S. (or equivalent) in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, bioengineering (or biomedical engineering), chemical engineering, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, computer science, mathematics, or statistics.
- Master degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, bioengineering (or biomedical engineering), chemical engineering, bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, computer science, mathematics, or statistics preferred.
- Experience with molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques, high-throughput sequencing, library preparation, mammalian tissue culture, and FACS
- Previous experience with single-cell genomic technologies preferred.
Please apply at https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/6812
