Research opportunity functional lab

Northwestern Department of Neurological Surgery
Chicago, IL

April 10, 2025

Join the Adli Lab at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions (#6 rank in the USA), dedicated to improving our understanding of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms contributing to human disease.

Scientists in the Adli Lab work at the intersection of cutting-edge functional genomics and bioinformatics to understand genome regulation in health and disease. We use diverse genomics data to generate new knowledge of genome function in cancer and other developmental diseases.

We are hiring motivated experimental biologists with deep expertise in functional genomic tools to join our team as Postdoctoral Scholars or Research scientists. The candidates will work on NIH-funded research projects, including generating and applying next-generation degron technologies for genome regulation (Morphic consortium project) or aberrant genome regulation in chemoresistance in cancer and other tumors. Our work is highly interdisciplinary, spanning statistical genetics, genomics, epigenomics, bioinformatics, data integration, and visualization. Our funded projects utilize various functional genomic tools (CRISPR manipulation, RNA-Seq, ATAC-Seq, single-cell multi-omics).

Preferred Qualifications

The successful candidates will join a multidisciplinary and collaborative team investigating biological questions ranging from basic human genome science to tumor genomics and epigenomics. The candidates will regularly interact with bioinformaticians to design new experiments and have the opportunity to test their hypotheses computationally. The lab has deep expertise in CRISPR-based genome manipulation technologies and functional genome mapping tools.

  • We are looking for a wet lab experimental molecular biologist.
  • D. or graduate degree in a relevant discipline, preferably less than 3 years out from the PhD.
  • Experience with a wide array of molecular biology and functional genomics tools
  • First-author publication in high-impact journals.
  • Desire and ability to learn quickly, think creatively and apply and design new analytic approaches
  • Desire and ability to work both collaboratively and independently


To Apply

For more information and to apply, please email [email protected].

Please send your CV, names, and contact details for three references, and a cover letter highlighting your research interests, qualifications, and long-term career goals. Please include "Postdoctoral positions in cancer genomics" in the subject line.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
Posted 2025-10-06

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