05 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago, United States

Multiple postdoctoral researcher positions in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics are available in the Qiu lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Yuchi Qiu is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (BCMG), and a faculty member in the Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology (CBQB) at UIC.

The successful candidate will conduct computational research at the intersection of AI/deep learning, bioinformatics, and mathematical modeling, applying these methods to study systems biology, single-cell genomics data analysis and protein design. The candidates will work in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative research environment, engaging in close collaborations with experimentalists in fields such as developmental, cell, and cancer biology, and protein/drug design. Renewal is based upon performance and availability of funding. 

UIC offers a strong and supportive interdisciplinary research environment by bringing experts in computational biology, bioinformatics, and experimental biology. It is one of the institutes with earliest efforts in bioinformatics with one of the earliest PhD bioinformatics programs in the country in 2003. BCMG is a basic science department in College of Medicine at UIC, where faculty employ cutting-edge molecular and genetics approaches to explore a wide array of fundamental questions, including structural biology, drug development, biotech, signaling, developmental, cell and cancer biology. CBQB is committed to lead major discoveries in disease mechanisms, novel diagnostics and therapeutics, as well as development of devices and algorithms that will improve health, with lasting impact to the society.

The Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine (PCOL) is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the following areas: regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, innovative approaches to treating inflammatory diseases, drug discovery, nanotechnology, cell mechanics, genetic models of disease, and COVID-19 therapy through our NIH-T32 Postdoctoral Training Program. Trainees will be matched with appropriate faculty mentors for their postdoctoral training.
This program offers advanced research training for a duration of 1 to 3 years, a salary that adheres to NIH levels, and funding for conference travel. Salaries will follow NIH guidelines for Postdoctoral Fellows, which can be viewed here: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/salary-cap-stipends. This prestigious NHLBI-supported institutional training program is committed to cultivating the next generation of innovative and independent lung researchers.

Postdoctoral fellow positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Yuwei Jiang in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) https://www.thejianglab.com/. We are seeking highly motivated postdoctoral fellows with backgrounds in stem cell biology, immunology, and metabolism to join our research team. Our lab uses adipose tissue as a model system to study organ development, expansion, and aging, focusing on their pivotal roles in physiology and pathophysiology, including metabolic health and obesity. Our work has been published in Dev Cell. (2021, 2024), Nat Commun (2017, 2023), Sci Adv. (2024), Nature Aging (2024), and Elife (2020), among others (Cell Rep. 2014, Cell Metab., 2017).

Our current research aims to: 1) Investigate the origin and diversification of adipocyte progenitor cells and their niche factors. 2) Understand the development and maintenance of brown and beige adipocytes in adult homeostasis. 3) Define the mechanisms underlying obesity- and aging-dependent metabolic decline. We utilize tissue-specific, inducible knockout and lineage-tracing mouse models, combined with molecular and cellular approaches, flow cytometry, and imaging technologies.

The Urban Transportation Center (UTC) was established as a UIC campus unit in 1979. The unit has a strong research, teaching and service history and a long-range strategic plan designed to position the UTC as the premier urban university center with a focus on transportation. Currently, the UTC is seeking up to three Post-Doctoral Research Associates at this time. While the application period will close on September 30, 2025, applicant screening will begin immediately and will continue until all positions are filled. 

The Postdoctoral Research Associate position is responsible for formulating and conducting research studies and analyses of research topics such as transit systems, transportation policy and evaluation, equity in transportation, involving new methods while also pursuing new funding opportunities by writing research proposals and serving as the researcher on funded grants at the direction of the Director, UTC, or other faculty/staff affiliated at UTC for many of the projects. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will also contribute to the writing of research findings in the form of technical reports, journal publications, and conference proceedings.

The laboratory of Dr. Lijun Rong in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago is looking for motivated post-doctoral candidates to study virus-host interactions.  We currently have NIH-funded projects to study mechanisms of viral entry and replication of emerging viruses including SARS-CoV-2, filoviruses (Ebola virus and Marburg virus), influenza viruses, and henipaviruses, and to develop small molecule therapeutics against these viruses.
The candidates will incorporate these projects, and advance new projects in the broader area of the laboratory’s interest. Here is the lab link: https://ronglabmates.wixsite.com/ronglab.