Graduate Research Assistant, Bioinformatics & Multi-Omics

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Part time

Job summary

A leading research university in the United States is seeking motivated Graduate Research Assistants to join the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences. Candidates must be full-time doctoral students with strong skills in Python or R and a keen interest in computational biology. Responsibilities include supporting research, processing datasets, and developing computational workflows. This position offers mentorship and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance in interdisciplinary research.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in computational and data-driven molecular science research.
• Experience with Python or R is required.
• Familiarity with Linux is needed.

Responsibilities

• Support community-scale synthesis research with NCEMS Working Groups.
• Process and analyze molecular and cellular datasets.
• Develop reproducible computational pipelines and workflows.
• Integrate multi-omics or multi-modal datasets for research.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Technical skills

Collaborative skills

Machine learning applications

Multi-modal data integration

Experience with Snakemake or Nextflow

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in R

Basic applied statistics

Education

Full-time doctoral student at Penn State University Park

Tools

Linux

Job description

A leading research university in the United States is seeking motivated Graduate Research Assistants to join the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences. Candidates must be full-time doctoral students with strong skills in Python or R and a keen interest in computational biology. Responsibilities include supporting research, processing datasets, and developing computational workflows. This position offers mentorship and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance in interdisciplinary research.