Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University invites applications for two postdoctoral scholars to join a newly funded NIH U19 cooperative agreement focused on understanding how and why individuals age differently. These full-time positions will work on multi-omic and longitudinal analyses of aging heterogeneity in the free-ranging Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque population. The successful candidate will analyze and integrate cross-sectional multi-tissue and longitudinal datasets spanning DNA methylation, RNA-seq, single-nucleus RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag, metabolomics, proteomics, immune phenotyping, genotype data, behavioral observations, social adversity, endocrine and physiological measures, reproductive outcomes, and survival. Depending on background and interests, the position may focus on tissue-specific aging, single-cell and chromatin-state integration, epigenomic and transcriptomic drivers of age-related decline, biological-age and mortality prediction, longitudinal aging trajectories, cross-species comparisons, and/or informatics infrastructure for reproducible multi-omic analyses.
The position will be embedded in a collaborative, multi-institutional NIH U19 team that integrates genomics, epigenomics, immunology, physiology, neuroscience, skeletal biology, behavioral biology, social-network analysis, biostatistics, and nonhuman-primate biology to understand aging heterogeneity across tissues, organ systems, and the life course.
Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000
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Essential Functions
- Analyze and integrate multi-tissue and longitudinal multi-omic data in the context of demographic and environmental variables.
- Develop reproducible workflows for preprocessing, QC, normalization, harmonization, and statistical analysis of high-dimensional biological data.
- Develop tissue-specific, cell-type-informed, sex-stratified, longitudinal, ageotype, agingtype, and mortality models.
- Prepare manuscripts, preprints, conference presentations, documented code, and data products.
- Collaborate with U19 investigators, postdocs, students, research staff, and CayoHub informatics personnel.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with RNA-seq, DNA methylation, ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag, ChIP-seq, snRNA-seq/scRNA-seq, whole-genome sequencing, metabolomics, or proteomics.
- Experience with functional genomics, regulatory genomics, single-cell analysis, multi-omic integration, epigenetic clocks, biological-age models, survival analysis, mixed models, or longitudinal modeling.
- Experience with eQTL, meQTL, mediation, Mendelian randomization, containerized computing, HPC workflows, or related computational approaches.
- Experience working with nonhuman primate data, human cohort data, long-term population data, or field-based biological datasets.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.
Required Qualifications
- PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree in genomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, data science, computer science, systems biology, evolutionary biology, aging biology, neuroscience, or a related field by the time of appointment.
- Experience analyzing high-dimensional biological data using R, Python, or a comparable scientific programming language.
- Familiarity with reproducible research, version control, and command-line analysis environments.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Application Instructions
The application deadline is October 19, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. Candidates will be asked to create or use an existing Interfolio Dossier to submit the following application materials:
- Cover letter describing relevant experience and research interests
- Curriculum vitae
- Contact information for three references
- One representative publication or preprint
- Optional links to GitHub, software, workflows, or other computational products
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