Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate

Job description

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the faculty, staff, and students that make the university a great place to work. The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in the Quantitative and Computational Biology. The largest and oldest of the USC schools, USC Dornsife functions as the academic core of the university, offering courses and advancing knowledge across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The Postdoctoral Scholar will join Dr. Jazlyn Mooney in the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology, a program with roots dating back to 1982 and the work of Dr. Michael Waterman, co-developer of the Smith–Waterman algorithm. The department has since grown into a leader in computational biology, with alumni advancing to top roles in both academia and industry. The lab’s research is focused on understanding how recessive...