<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Research at the interface of theory/computations & experiments</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><b>Position Summary:</b><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the field of mathematical and computational biology in the recently created Mathematical & Computational Biosciences Collective (MCBC) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.<br>The start date is September 1, 2025, or earlier.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><b>Essential Functions:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br>Conduct research in mathematical and computational biology at the interface of theory and experiments, take part in seminars, group meetings, journal clubs, help mentor students, and other research activities of the MCBC and the associated Departments of Mathematical and Biological Sciences.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">The ideal candidate would have an interest in building successful interactions with experimental scientists and experience in one or more of the following areas: (i) neuroscience, (ii) systems biology / biochemical systems, (iii) collective behavior, and (iv) machine learning / artificial intelligence.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">The successful candidate will be co-mentored by a theorist and an experimentalist and will have the opportunity to interact with researchers in the pharmaceutical industry, IBM Research, and other industrial partners.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">In addition to research duties, the Postdoctoral Fellow might have the opportunity to teach one course per semester, subject to availability.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><b>Prerequisite Qualifications:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br>A candidate should hold a PhD in the areas of applied mathematics, computer science, data science, quantitative biology, or other relevant disciplines.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><b>How to Apply:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br>Please email (1) a cover letter with a brief research statement, (2) a CV, and (3) names and email addresses of three references to Profs. Casey Diekman (<a href="mailto:diekman@njit.edu">diekman@njit.edu</a>) and Horacio G. Rotstein (<a href="mailto:horacio@njit.edu">horacio@njit.edu</a>), with the subject line “MCBC Postdoctoral Fellow Application”.</div></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span>-- </span><br><div> <span style="color:rgb(102,51,255)"> <span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"> Horacio, NY/NJ area.</span></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">"Az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeide" (Yiddish expression)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Horacio G. Rotstein, PhD (he/they) <br>Professor</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Mathematical Biology & Computational Neuroscience</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">BioDatanamics Lab</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Federated Department of Biological Sciences<br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Rutgers University / New Jersey Institute of Technology</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">Newark, NJ, 07102, USA. <br><br>Graduate Faculty<br>Behavioral Neurosciences Program<br>Rutgers University (NWK) </span><br><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">tel: (1-973) 596-8460</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)">e-mail: </span><a style="color:rgb(51,51,153)" href="mailto:horacio@njit.edu" target="_blank">horacio@njit.edu</a> <br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"> </span><a style="color:rgb(51,51,153)" href="mailto:horacio@njit.edu" target="_blank">horacior@andromeda.rutgers.edu</a><br style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><a style="color:rgb(51,51,153)" href="http://web.njit.edu/%7Ehoracio" target="_blank">http://web.njit.edu/~horacio</a></div></div></div>