Computational Biologist for Community-Scale Synthesis Research

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Competitive benefits package

Retirement plans

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University seeks a Researcher to support NCEMS’s mission in community-scale synthesis for molecular and cellular sciences. You will engage in computational biology, bioinformatics, and data-intensive research while collaborating with internal and external faculty, staff, and partners.

The role emphasizes reproducible workflows and scholarly output. The position targets early-career researchers and offers opportunities to mentor students and contribute to publications,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, biosciences, plant sciences, computer science, statistics, or related field.
• Experience in computational biology, AI-driven biological data analysis, scalable open-science research infrastructure and training.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to contribute to analyses, manuscripts, technical reports, or related outputs.

Responsibilities

• Advance the NCEMS mission through community-scale synthesis research in molecular and cellular sciences.
• Contribute to research activities involving computational biology, bioinformatics, and quantitative approaches.
• Analyze and interpret complex molecular and cellular datasets.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across NCEMS and external partners.
• Prepare technical reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Support reproducible and open-science-oriented research workflows and tools.
• Participate in scientific meetings and project discussions.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students as appropriate.

Skills

Computational biology

Bioinformatics

AI-driven data analysis

Open-science practices

Education

Master’s degree in Computational Biology or related field

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University seeks a Researcher to support NCEMS’s mission in community-scale synthesis for molecular and cellular sciences. You will engage in computational biology, bioinformatics, and data-intensive research while collaborating with internal and external faculty, staff, and partners.

The role emphasizes reproducible workflows and scholarly output. The position targets early-career researchers and offers opportunities to mentor students and contribute to publications,