Director Bioinformatics Genetics Jobs in Indiana

Posting Details
Position Details
Title
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical and Molecular Genetics
Specific Title
Appointment Type
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department
IUSM - Medical & Molecular Genetics
Campus
IU School of Medicine Indianapolis
Position Summary
The Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine is seeking applicants at the Postdoctoral Fellow level.
IU School of Medicine is committed to being a welcoming campus community and we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to robust learning and working environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to improve health equity and well-being for all throughout the state of Indiana.
The postdoc will work with Dr. Zhana Duren. Dr. Duren is an Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is also adjunct Associate professor for Biostatistics and Biomedical Engineering & Informatics, and Associate Director for AI Research at the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Dr. Duren's research focuses on development of computational methods and bioinformatics tools for integration of multi-omics and gene regulatory networks. The long-term research goal is to answer the key scientific question "How non-coding genetic variant act through context specific gene regulatory network to influence phenotype".
Applications will be received until the position is filled.
Basic Qualifications
We seek a computational genomics postdoc to develop new methods and tools for gene regulatory networks, single-cell multi-omics integration, spatial omics, and variant effect mapping in complex disease. Strong method/tool dev experience required (Python/R, ML/stats, reproducibility).
Department Contact for Questions
Applicants should submit a 1-2 page cover letter/research statement, a CV, and contact information for 3 references through the Indiana University academic careers portal via this link: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/31528 For any question about this position, please contact Dr. Zhana Duren: zduren@iu.edu.
Additional Qualifications
Special Instructions
Priority Application Review Deadline
Expected Start Date
01/01/2026
Posting Number
IUSM-02323-2025