General Description

Postdoctoral Research Position - Brain Organoid Development and Transcriptomics Kathuria Lab, Johns Hopkins University

Technical Expertise:

-         Brain organoid protocols and troubleshooting.

-         Computational analysis of transcriptomic data.

-         Advanced molecular biology techniques.

-         Cell culture and microscopy.

Project Scope:  The successful candidate will develop next-generation brain organoid models to study neurodevelopmental disorders, utilizing cutting-edge transcriptomic approaches to analyze cellular heterogeneity and developmental trajectories.

We offer:

-         Competitive salary and benefits.

-         State-of-the-art facilities.

-         Collaborative research environment.

-         Career development opportunities.

Position available immediately. Funding secured for 2 years.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

-         Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Cell Biology, or related field.

-         Extensive experience in brain organoid culture and optimization.

-         Demonstrated expertise in RNA sequencing, including single-  cell and bulk approaches.

-         Strong track record in bioinformatics analysis of sequencing data.

-         First-author publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Application Instructions

Please submit your CV, research statement, and three references.  Please also send a copy of the same to annie_kathuria@jhu.edu.  

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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