Postdoctoral Research Associate I

Postdoctoral Research Associate I Posting Number req26841 Department Pharmacy Practice and Science Department Website Link https://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/ Location Tucson Campus Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights

A Postdoctoral Research Associate I position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jason Karnes in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Karnes's laboratory conducts research in precision medicine, focused on cardiac and immuno-pharmacogenomics. We employ clinical and translational research approaches to determine genetic variation associated with efficacy and safety of widely prescribed medications. Work will include development of bioinformatic pipelines and assessment of genomic signals in drug response through genome-wide and multi-omics studies. Researchers with experience in cloud computing and utilizing data from the All of Us Research Program are particularly well-suited for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Review literature, conceptualize hypotheses, design and conduct experiments, analyze results, and publish in peer-reviewed literature.
• Build bioinformatic pipelines for analysis of genomic, electronic health records, and survey data associated with large scale biorepositories, such as the All of Us Research Program dataset. 
• Analyze multi-modal and multi-omics data from clinical studies to facilitate discovery of biomarkers that influence drug response and adverse drug reactions.
• Prepare manuscripts and extramural grants, communicate analysis results with PI and collaborators, and present research results at conferences and national/international meetings.
• The exercise of independent discretion and judgement in carrying out  research tasks.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Scientific writing capabilities and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work in a team, as well as an ability to work independently.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or professional doctorate with prior research training/experience in genomics, pharmaceutics or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing data on the All of Us Research program, Researcher Workbench.
• Experience with genomic technologies and analysis of genomic data.
• Experience with cloud computing infrastructure.

FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Research Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Jason Karnes | karnes@arizona.edu Open Date 8/18/2026 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report w