Post-Doc Associate - Xing

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The primary purpose of this position will be to carry out bioinformatic and computational analysis to identify genes associated with the risk of complex genetic diseases, using high-throughput seuqenicng data. The candidate will be responsible to utilize current computational pipelines and develop novel computational tools to identify candidate disease-causal genes in different disease cohorts. A variety of data set from different projects will be analyzed, such as whole-genome sequencing, whole exome sequencing, and transcriptome data.
Position Status
Posting Number 22FA0029
Posting Open Date 01/17/2022
Posting Close Date
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Ph.D. in genetics, bioinformatics, molecular biology or related fields. At least 1 year of working experience in Genomics research fields. Strong background in programming and working knowledge with statistical techniques and software.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in genetics, bioinformatics, molecular biology or related fields. At least 1 year of working experience in Genomics research fields.Strong background in programming (perl/python/C++ or similar) and working knowledge with statistical techniques and software (Matlab/R or similar). Experience with database programming (Oracle/MySQL) and analysis of high-throughput genomic data.
Working knowledge with Linux system and high-performance scientific computing clusters.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Working knowledge with Linux system and high-performance scientific computing clusters.
Overview

• Supervise undergraduate and graduate students: teach them initially and help later when needed. Design experiments for them and train them as needed.
• Perform experiments on the person’s own with minimum supervision: It is expected that there is data outcome on a weekly basis.
• Write manuscripts: being able to write initial drafts and organize figures. Be able to work under the PI’s supervision to re-write manuscripts as suggested in a timely manner.
• Design project and experiments. A candidate should be independent in designing research. Paper submission is expected in one year.

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