Postdoc: Multi-Omics Data Science for Drug Discovery

GDG on Campus | University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Sydney, Snow Vision Accelerator, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Multi-Omics Data Science. The role focuses on developing statistical and computational capabilities for drug discovery in glaucoma, uniting biology, data science, and translational research.

You will work within the bioinformatics platform and collaborate across the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre, Charles Perkins Centre and School of Mathematics and Statistics to

Qualifications

• PhD in statistics, data science, computer science, bioinformatics, or related discipline (near completion acceptable).
• Strengths in at least two of: statistical bioinformatics, computational bioinformatics, applied statistics, computer science, data science, computational biology.
• Strong computational skills and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively in English.
• Desirable: experience analysing large omics datasets in R or Python; familiarity with Linux/HPC.

Responsibilities

• Advance data analysis and computational techniques for multi-omics data analysis and drug discovery.
• Lead research projects with increasing autonomy.
• Collaborate across statistics, data science, biology, and clinical/translational research teams.
• Maintain clear documentation of methods, analyses and findings.
• Contribute to supervision and training of research students.
• Contribute to bioinformatics and research dissemination workshops as required.
• Undertake administrative duties to support the bioinformatics platform.

Skills

Statistical bioinformatics

Computational bioinformatics

Applied statistics

Data science

Computational biology

Strong computational skills

English communication

R/Python experience

Linux/Unix + HPC

Education

PhD in statistics or data science or CS or bioinformatics

Tools

R

Python

Linux/Unix

HPC systems

Job description

University of Sydney, Snow Vision Accelerator, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Multi-Omics Data Science. The role focuses on developing statistical and computational capabilities for drug discovery in glaucoma, uniting biology, data science, and translational research.

You will work within the bioinformatics platform and collaborate across the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre, Charles Perkins Centre and School of Mathematics and Statistics to