The lab is always actively recruiting people at all levels to conduct research in statistical learning problems motivated by biomedical studies, particularly in single cell genomics, epigenomics and cancer genomics.

• U Chicago graduate students: 

             We welcome students or rotation students from all quantitative programs on campus. Currently we have group members from Biophysics,
            Genomics Genetics & Systems Biology, Financial Mathematics and Statistics. Please make an appointment with Mengjie to discuss possible
            projects. 
     

• U Chicago undergraduate students:

              We can host undergraduate students in the summer. We welcome all sophomore or junior students who are interested in genomics. Please
              make an appointment with Mengjie.

• Postdoc positions available: 

             Applicants should possess a PhD in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, bioinformatics or a related quantitative area. Qualified applicants                            should have strong programming skills. Developing experience in R or Python is desired. Salary and benefits refer to NIH stipends. 

             How to apply: Please send a letter of intent (interested area), CV, sample code, preprints and contact information of 3 references to Mengjie.          

• Two summer intern or visiting student positions available :

            1.   New R/C++ package development and maintenance. 
             Requirement: Major in Statistics, Applied Math, CS or other quantitative area. Neat programmer.  
             Experience with R. Knowledge of latex, R Markdown, Shiny, GoogleVis, D3.js is a plus.  

            2.   Analysis of next generation sequencing data (single cell RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, m6A-seq)
            Requirement: Major in Biology, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics or related fields.
            Experience in Linux working environment. Knowing bash command is a plus. 

            How to apply: Please send a letter of intent, CV, sample code to mengjiechen@uchicago.edu