Bioinformatics Research Scholar - Oral Microbiome Analytics

University at Buffalo; Town of Amherst (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is seeking a Research Scholar, Oral Biology, to contribute to bioinformatics analyses of the oral microbiome. The successful candidate will implement and evaluate algorithms to study intra-species strain variability, help develop pipelines to resolve strains in metagenomes, and evaluate relationships of strains with periodontal disease.

You will participate in weekly lab meetings and assist in manuscript preparation.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or equivalent in the relevant discipline.
• Education and experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Graduate degree in Bioinformatics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate algorithms for intra-species strain variability in the oral microbiome.
• Develop pipelines to resolve strains in metagenomes.
• Evaluate relationships of strains with periodontal disease.
• Present data and participate in weekly lab meetings.
• Assist in manuscript preparation and writing.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Computational analysis

Education

Doctoral degree

Graduate Degree in Bioinformatics

Job description

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is seeking a Research Scholar, Oral Biology, to contribute to bioinformatics analyses of the oral microbiome. The successful candidate will implement and evaluate algorithms to study intra-species strain variability, help develop pipelines to resolve strains in metagenomes, and evaluate relationships of strains with periodontal disease.

You will participate in weekly lab meetings and assist in manuscript preparation.