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University of Utah Programmer/Analyst in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

Dr. Xiaoxu Yangs lab at the Department of Human Genetics and the Utah Center for Genetic Discovery at the University of Utah is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to work in the field of computational genomic medicine. The specific research topic would be regarding somatic and germline mosaic mutations of any types in the human genome, their detection and assessment, and/or using mosaicism as a tool to understand human development, diseases, and environmental impacts.Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work with a highly collaborative and cooperative research community within and beyond the Department of Human Genetics. The scholar will also have access to state-of-the-art sequencing technologies and develop cutting-edge scientific research in the field of mosaic genetics under the supervision of the PI and other faculty members to advance their career.Dr. Xiaoxu Yang is a leading role in the field of mosaic genetics. With the first-control independent deep-learning tool DeepMosaic (Nat Biotech 2023), Dr. Yang and colleagues first reported the human age-independent clonal mosaic mutation stability in sperm (Cell 2021), left-right brain genetic differences (Nature 2022) as well as dual origin of cortical inhibitory neurons (Nature 2024). Dr. Yangs Lab is powered by the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)s Notchpeak, Kingspeak, Lonepeak, and Redwood, with access to more than 1000 compute nodes comprising of more than 45,000 cores of high-performance computing and 2PB Yang Lab-dedicated high-performance luster storage and more than 40 PB of shared storage.The University of Utah encompasses both the flagship university and the health sciences campus for the state and is the largest institution in the entire Intermountain West. Utah is known throughout the world as a leader in the study of human genetics. The Department of Human Genetics has been playing a significant role in many of the most valuable research in the field. Salk Lake City is a diverse and vibrant city with access to world-class outdoor recreation and a very affordable cost of living.Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, a CV and transcript. In the cover letter please indicate the expected completion date of requirements of Bachelor or higher terminal degree if not obtained yet.

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