Graduate Research Assistant - Computational Biology

Penn State University; University (FL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent research university in Florida seeks Graduate Research Assistants for the National Synthesis Center. Candidates should be full-time doctoral students, passionate about data-driven molecular sciences. Responsibilities include analyzing molecular datasets, developing computational workflows, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Minimum qualifications include familiarity with Python or R and an interest in computational biology. Ideal candidates will have experience in machine learning and proficiency with Snakemake or Nextflow.

Qualifications

• Applicants are required to be full-time doctoral students at Penn State University Park.
• Must demonstrate strong interest in computational and data-driven research.
• Experience in computational biology or bioinformatics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support community-scale synthesis research by analyzing datasets.
• Develop, run, and maintain reproducible computational pipelines.
• Produce and maintain well-documented code and research outputs.

Skills

Experience with machine learning applications

Experience with multi-modal integration of biological data

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in R

Familiarity with Linux

Education

Full-time doctoral student at Penn State University

Tools

Snakemake

Nextflow

Job description

A prominent research university in Florida seeks Graduate Research Assistants for the National Synthesis Center. Candidates should be full-time doctoral students, passionate about data-driven molecular sciences. Responsibilities include analyzing molecular datasets, developing computational workflows, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Minimum qualifications include familiarity with Python or R and an interest in computational biology. Ideal candidates will have experience in machine learning and proficiency with Snakemake or Nextflow.