UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking a full time research scientist in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics. The incumbent will develop statistical/computational methods/tools for high throughput omics (genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome etc) data integration, analysis and visualization; apply them to complex diseases/traits and biomedical problems. He/she will participate in the Pathview project. Pathview is an open-source package widely used for based pathway based analytics and visualization. For more information about the research in our group:
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/05/11/052878
http://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/
http://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/
http://pathview.uncc.edu/
Technical skills:
- Solid statistics training
- Genetics/genomics data analysis (esp. GWAS, Whole Genome/Exome Studies), NGS data analysis, sequence analysis
- R/Bioconductor
- Unix/Linux shell
- Python or Perl
- Version control: svn or git
- R package (or software) development is a plus
Other qualifications:
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Self-motivated and disciplined, time and project management skills
- Enjoy computational/statistical method development, data analysis
- Proven research/development experience, publication records
Education:
- PhD (or Master + 3 years working experience) in statistics/biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational genetics, computer science, or related fields.
Salary and benefits:
Salary $60,000-80,000 depending on experience, full benefit package, may sponsor H1B visa
Start Date:
As soon as possible
Other openings:
In addition, we also have postdoc positions and PhD student assistantships for those with less experience.
*Application:
Please send a resume, a short cover letter (optional) and the names of 2-3 references to: weijun.luo[AT]uncc.edu
