Postdoctoral Researcher, ML for Biology, Hsu Lab

The role

Postdoctoral researchers will advance generative AI applied to biology. You will design and execute computational experiments and develop ML models for biological understanding and design.

What you will do

• Design, execute, and analyze computational experiments
• Take end-to-end ownership of a research project
• Publish first-author papers in high-impact journals
• Present at national and international conferences
• Mentor and train research associates, technicians, and students
• Engage in Arc-wide activities
• Maintain rigorous coding standards and documentation
• Contribute to lab operations including software development and maintaining shared infrastructure

Required qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics/Genomics
• Expertise with Python, bash, and standard deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to be an independent thinker and a highly collaborative team player
• Track record of creative, high-impact research as demonstrated by publications, patents, developed tools, software etc.

About the company

Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology. It is based in Palo Alto and partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.