Research Intern

Job Description

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Job Description:

A full-time Research Intern position is available in Dr. Ye Zheng’s lab at the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Lab Focus: Dr. Zheng’s lab (https://compbiowizard.github.io./) focuses on problems at the intersection of statistical, computational, and biomedical sciences. The lab develops methods to understand gene cis-regulatory mechanisms using data from transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and three-dimensional (3D) chromatin interaction studies.

Learning Objectives: The Research Intern will leverage single-cell/bulk-cell multi-omics data, spatial omics data, and image data to reveal the cancer-specific mechanism that underlies the differential efficacies and toxicities of treatment across patients. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to pioneering biological, clinically important and methodologically challenging problems by innovating cutting-edge statistical models and computational methods.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Solid training in Statistics/Mathematics: Past course or research training in statistics, including but not limited to mathematical statistics, statistical inference, and linear regression.
• Strong computational skills:
• Proficient in programming languages R, Python, and Shell.
• Extensive usage of high-performance computing environments on Linux servers, and knows how to submit batch-run jobs.
• Experienced in processing and analyzing bulk/single-cell genomic data or spatial omics data or image data.
• Experienced in developing computational tools, such as R package, Python module, interactive webpage, and computational pipelines.
• Ability to conduct highly organized and reproducible research.
• Strong communication, writing, and collaboration ability. Publication(s) and manuscript(s) under review are recommended to demonstrate academic writing ability.

Application Information:

Please check more about the project description at https://compbiowizard.github.io./.

To apply, email the following to Dr. Ye Zheng at yzheng8@mdanderson.org:

• A cover letter describing past contributions to the field, future research plan, career development plan, scientific motivation and interests that align with Dr. Zheng’s lab.
• A curriculum vitae that includes publications and GitHub links of past project codes or developed software.
• Emails and phone numbers of a list of three references.

Position Information:

• This position (full-time or part-time) provides a stipend between $28,000 and $36,000.
• 12/30/2025

Faculty Mentor:

• Ye Zheng, PhD