HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics; Farhat Lab

Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat Lab)

School:
Harvard Medical School

Department/Area:
Biomedical Informatics

The Farhat Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a highly motivated 'dry lab' postdoctoral fellow interested in innovative studies in infectious disease genomics and its translation to the clinic. The research aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of M. tuberculosis infections and identify molecular markers for diagnosis and surveillance. This position offers opportunities for scientific development and contribution to pioneering research.

Responsibilities include applying and developing code to process and analyze mycobacterial molecular and phenotype data, creating production-ready code for dissemination to other laboratories and for diagnostic use, and managing large‑scale data. The fellow will collaborate with a team of computational and experimental postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and a software and web engineer.

This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Postdoctoral fellow salary is determined by years post‑PhD; benefits details can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./guidelines
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• PhD in Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Applied Math, or related field.
• Strong coding/computing skills.
• Familiarity or strong interest in the analysis of pathogen genomic/molecular data.

• Required documents: CV, Research summary of PhD work, Cover letter describing interest and initial ideas for new research directions, Note with names and contact info for three references.
• Submit application documents through the ARIeS portal. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis or until the position is filled. Selected candidates will be invited for in‑person interviews involving a research presentation on past work.

Duration:
One‑year term from date of hire, with possibility of extension contingent on performance, business need, and continued funding.

Heather Viana
10 Shattuck St
Boston, MA 02115
Contact Email: vard.edu

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