Postdoctoral Researcher Position

Job Description:

• We are looking for a passionate scientist that will build integrative multiscale models of cellular systems, expand the Vivarium ecosystem, and publish research articles. This will involve working on one or more projects in whole-cell modeling (primarily E. coli), community structure in microbiomes, the design of synthetic cells, or the origins of life.

Requirements:

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioengineering, Complex Systems, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience programming in Python
• Motivated and collaborative personality

Responsibilities:

• Build robust open-source models and use them to study cellular systems of interest
• Work with collaborators to integrate their experimental data or models into fully functional multi-scale simulations
• Publish research papers

Benefits:

• Medical and dental insurance
• Opportunities to work with researchers across several existing collaborations, and to contribute to an exciting new field of science
• Flexible work schedule
• Remote work options

Availability:

• This position is available immediately and open until filled. Contact Eran Agmon at agmon@uchc.edu for further details.