UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking new members as postdoc researchers and PhD students. The incumbent(s) will work on big data integration and analysis, methodology development, and contribute to a range of challenging and important research projects in biomedicine.
We integrate and analyze a variety of big data sets from biomedical research & applications. And we develop statistical/analytical methods, and implement them into software packages or web servers. Some of them are widely used by tens of thousands of scientists over the world:
https://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/
https://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/
https://pathview.uncc.edu/
We apply big data and advanced analytics to solve important and complex problems in biomedicine. For example, we recently were working on autism, a complex brain disorder, using big data + novel analytics approach
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/4/e1701799.full
Technical skills:
- Solid statistics/analytical training
- R or Python
- Unix/Linux shell
- R package (or software) development is a plus
- Machine learning is a plus
Other qualifications:
Genuine interest in research and analytics
(For postdocs) Proven research/development experience, publication records
Education: Bachelor or advanced degree in statistics/biostats/applied math, computer science, bioinformatics or related fields.
Salary and benefits: Competitive package including stipend, tuition, medical insurance and benefits, visa sponsorship
Start Date: As soon as possible
*Application:
Please send a resume/CV, and the names of 2-3 references to: weijun.luo[AT]uncc.edu
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