Assistant Project Scientist - Cancer Genomics & Long-Read

AgUpdate; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for an Assistant Project Scientist. Under the direction of Dr.

Angela Brooks, the position will engage in planning and execution of research using computational genetics to understand gene regulation and driver mutations in cancer. Responsibilities include analyzing RNA-seq and WGS data, developing software tools for sequence analysis, maintaining lab-derived genomic data, and contributing

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, biomolecular engineering, or closely related field; two years of computational research after degree.

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning and execution of research using computational genetics to understand gene regulation and driver mutations in cancer.
• Analyze short-read RNA-seq data (expression, splicing, gene fusions) and long-read RNA-seq data (expression, variant calling, isoform/splicing analysis, fusion detection).
• Develop new software tools for sequence analysis, especially for splicing and structural variant detection from RNA.

Education

Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in bioinformatics, biomolecular engineering, or a closely related field

Job description

The Department of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for an Assistant Project Scientist. Under the direction of Dr.

Angela Brooks, the position will engage in planning and execution of research using computational genetics to understand gene regulation and driver mutations in cancer. Responsibilities include analyzing RNA-seq and WGS data, developing software tools for sequence analysis, maintaining lab-derived genomic data, and contributing