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The International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) is a multi-investigator center for eye research as related to imaging and biochemical techniques to support advances in understanding the etiology and treatment of human blinding diseases. The new research agenda (carried under International Research Agenda’ project no. FENG.02.01-IP.05-T005/23) aims to develop new tools for safer and more effective surgical interventions, new therapies for eye diseases, and diagnostic methods to improve prognosis and restore vision. The main technology to be developed under this program will be a novel robotic system for delivering drugs to the eye and performing a tissue biopsy, in which a robotic system will assist the micromanipulation of the injection device with 3-D localized imaging.

Further information on the research priorities and current expertise of our Center can be found at http://www.icter.pl.

The Institute seeks applicants with a PhD degree and experience in molecular biology and genomics.

The Postdoctoral researcher will have a direct impact on lab development and its success in publishing in high-impact factor journals. The person will also be responsible for performing dynamic research to create a competitive research group. The positions will be assigned to the Computational Genomics Group. The group is led by Dr Marcin Tabaka (PI) and leverages high-throughput single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing to address fundamental questions in biomedical research (https://tabaka-lab.org).

1. Participation in research projects and attendance at team meetings to share results and plan experiments
2. Design, execute, and interpret experiments including high-throughput single-cell RNA/ATAC-Seq profiling  
3. Assistance with developing new multiomics technologies
4. Design and lead independent projects
5. Collaborate with bioinformaticians and clinicians
6. Prepare and keep documentation of experiments and results 
7. Prepare and write scientific papers 
8. Active participation in conferences and preparation of grant applications
9. Assisting Ph.D. students.

1. Full-time employment contract;
2. Opportunity to work in an innovative scientific environment;
3. International cooperation with experienced researchers;
4. Competitive salary.

1. Ph.D. degree (obtained not earlier than 1 January 2019) in  biology, medical sciences, biotechnology, genomics or related field
2. Solid knowledge and familiarity with laboratory techniques in molecular biology and genomics 
3. Familiarity with Next Generation Sequencing
4. Experience in combinatorial single-cell profiling
5. Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team 
6. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
7. Experience with Microsoft and Google-based platforms (Word, Excel, Gmail, Google Calendar)
8. Strong publication record
9. Proven experience in leveraging best practices from the research community
10. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

1. Creativity measured by the quality and number of scientific publications in which the candidate is the first author, corresponding author or a significant author and patent applications/patents and/or implementation;
2. Competences of the candidate with respect to specific tasks in a research project
3. Mobility in his/her scientific career (research internships, change in the scientific profile, internships and work in industry);
4. Creativity measured by the quality and number of research projects led and publications arising as a result of the implementation of these projects (if applicable);