Post-Doc Research Associate (Furey)
Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Summary The laboratory of Dr. Terry Furey in UNC Chapel
Hill’s Department of Genetics seeks a post-doctoral research
associate to participate in their Crohn’s disease-focused genomics
research program. Along with the lab of Dr. Shehzad Sheikh, MD,
PhD, a clinical molecular scientist and close collaborator of over
five years, Dr. Furey’s laboratory aims uncover the mechanistic
linkages between the genome ( DNA sequence variants), epigenome
(chromatin accessibility), and the environment (intestinal
microbiome, clinical history) in the onset and progression of
inflammatory bowel diseases ( IBD ), in particular Crohn’s disease.
The Furey Lab has performed multiple functional genomics
experiments ( ATAC -seq, RNA -seq, miRNA-seq, 16S rRNA gene
sequencing) in tissue samples and individual cell types from colons
and ileums of genotyped human IBD patients and controls. The
post-doctoral research associate will help lead the effort to
further understand the molecular basis of this disease. Candidates
with experience linking genetic variation with disease risk are
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will gain experience
in a number of cutting-edge computational genomics analyses
techniques, and gain knowledge and expertise in diagnosis and
treatment of IBD . Importantly, these projects have great potential
to become independent research projects that would further
ambitious, motivated post-doctoral careers. In addition to
research, the post-doctoral research associate will be actively
involved with writing scientific papers and presenting talks at
scientific meetings. Required Qualifications, Competencies, And
Experience Laboratory research experience in computational biology
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience Candidates
applying should be proficient in one or more of the following
programming languages: Python, Perl, R, Java, C. Candidates must
have experience analyzing high-throughput sequencing data from
functional genomics experiments such as RNA -seq, ATAC -seq, and
DNase-seq. Candidates must also have experiences performing human
genetic analyses of complex traits. Experience performing research
in inflammatory bowel diseases or human diseases desired.
Candidates should also have strong communication and analytical
skills.
Keywords: UNC-Chapel Hill, Fayetteville , Post-Doc Research Associate (Furey), Science, Research & Development , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
