Job Description
The Wortham lab is recruiting a postdoctoral trainee to study how nutrient metabolism interfaces with the epigenome to govern adaptive and maladaptive responses by pancreatic beta cells. Successful candidates will employ combinations of stable isotope tracing, single cell genomics, and physiological studies in mouse models of diabetes and in primary human islets. Trainees in the lab will benefit from strong technical support including animal surgery, tagging, and genotyping, as well as computational analysis. This position will provide opportunities for career development activities pursuant to the trainee’s goals including presentations at regional and national conferences, networking and collaboration opportunities, and focused training in scientific communication including grantsmanship, manuscript preparation, and public speaking. Prior experience in mouse genetics and strong written communication skills are required. Experience analyzing genomic datasets is preferred.