Tauhid Islam

The Islam Lab at Stanford University is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to work at the intersection of genomics , computational biology , large language models (LLMs) , foundation models , and multimodal AI . The successful candidate will develop and apply foundation models to large-scale genomic and biomedical data. Research directions mentioned include biological sequence modeling, representation learning, multimodal data integration, generative AI for biology, and data-driven biological discovery. Ideal applicants should hold a PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, computer science, machine learning, or a related field. The post also asks for strong experience with deep learning, LLMs, foundation models, or biological sequence modeling, plus proficiency in Python and modern machine-learning frameworks. Experience analyzing large-scale genomic or biomedical datasets and a strong publication record are also expected. The position is on-site at Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. Start date is flexible. Funding details are not specified in the post. To apply, send a CV, a brief research statement, and contact information for references to [email protected] . Informal inquiries are welcome.