Post-doctoral Research Associate positions are available to join Professor Julie Ahringer's laboratory to study the regulation of chromatin in development and gene expression using the C. elegans model system. Experimental and computational positions are available.

Our research programme uses the powerful model organism C. elegans for uncovering general principles of eukaryotic chromatin regulation, focusing on transcription regulation and genome organization in a developmental context. We are particularly interested in recruiting individuals to study the mechanism of action of enhancers and the formation and regulation of different types of chromatin domains. Our laboratory addresses these questions by applying high-throughput and directed methods to analyse gene expression and epigenetic state and function in wild-type and mutant animals and tissues