Job Details

Post Doc Res Assoc

Position Number: 6196563
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Post Doc Res Assoc

Job Summary

The Evo-Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Utah is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our group to study the evolution and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people globally than any other infectious disease. Our group leverages the constant evolution of M. tuberculosis to ask questions about transmission and evolution, with the goal of informing public health and preventing disease in vulnerable populations. We work closely with a large group of collaborators in Brazil, Paraguay, and elsewhere. The postdoctoral fellow will lead work applying new sequencing and computational approaches to analyze M. tuberculosis genomic data. The fellow will have the opportunity to be part of an interdisciplinary, international team of scientists and clinicians. There will be opportunities for mentoring students and leading new projects. Our group. We are committed to creating a safe research community that, in particular, invites and supports students from groups historically underrepresented in the sciences. We are committed to anti-racist, anti-imperialist, abolitionist research program and group culture. We are highly collaborative-lab members are valued as co-constructors of knowledge and part of a supportive research community. Our goal is to ask questions to directly inform public health, in particular, in low-income settings.

Qualifications:

PhD of equivalent in a relevant field including, but not limited to: evolutionary biology, epidemiology, biology, computational biology. Experience writing code in R, Python, or Matlab.
Experience with scientific writing, presentations, and dissemination of research.
Experience working on highly collaborative teams.

Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

Data management and curation.
Writing and implementing bioinformatic pipelines.
Processing genomic data.
Phylogenetic and phylogeographic inference.

Problem Solving:We seek a highly collaborative, creative team member to join an interdisciplinary team that includes epidemiologists, clinicians, and public health leaders. This a dynamic research community with many opportunities for learning and collaboration on major open questions about climate change and emerging infections.
Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required:Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences

Prior experience working with genomics data sets.
Prior experience working on high performance computing clusters.
Prior experience with statistical and mathematical modeling and/or AI.

Special Instructions
Please apply with a CV including publications, a 1-p cover letter with statement of interest, and the names and contact information for three references. We will review applications as they are received. Please contact katharine.walter@hsc.utah.edu with questions.

Requisition Number: PRN41663B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Employees must reside in the state of Utah but might have the opportunity to work a hybrid (in-office and remote) work schedule. Possible consideration of a request for a fully remote work schedule, subject to approval and change.
Department: 00952 - Division of Epidemiology
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 61,008 to 74,008
Close Date: 7/18/2025
Open Until Filled:

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