Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

The Birey lab at Emory University is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our interdisciplinary team as a postdoctoral fellow. Our lab uses state of the art, human stem cell-derived organoid and assembloid technologies to understand the molecular & cellular processes that drive human brain development and disease.

As part of a NIH-funded project (https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10850145), the successful candidate will fully funded and work towards implementing cutting-edge genomics tools to investigate developmental signaling dynamics during human neural specification. The candidate will work under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Fikri Birey, staff scientist Kaori Graybeal and will receive technical guidance from our local (Jian Hu, Emory University) and national (Jay Shendure, University of Washington; Bear Huang, Johns Hopkins University) collaborators. The candidate will closely work with the Brain Organoid Hub at Emory (www.brainorganoidhub.com) and will have direct access to the organoid expertise & training.

The applicants are expected to have a PhD degree (or a year away from defending to earn a PhD degree) in a relevant scientific field including molecular biology, synthetic biology, developmental biology and/or bioengineering. Experience in functional genomics (e.g. single cell multi-omics, spatial transcriptomics, massively parallel reporter assays) genome editing (pooled CRISPR assays, prime editing) and/or high-throughput microscopy preferred. Candidates with wet-lab, dry-lab or hybrid expertise are all welcome to apply.

Visit www.bireylab.com or reach out to Fikri (fikri.birey@emory.edu) to learn more about this position and our lab! Interested applicants should apply with a cover letter, CV and contact information for three referees.

Preferred Qualifications:
Has a PhD degree (or a year away from defending to earn a PhD degree) in a relevant scientific field including molecular biology, synthetic biology, developmental biology and/or bioengineering. Experience in functional genomics, genome editing and/or high-throughput microscopy preferred. Candidates with wet-lab, dry-lab or hybrid expertise are all welcome to apply.

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