Post-Bachelor Software Eng Internship: Computational Biology

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 55,572 - 87,440; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Ames, Iowa, offers a full-time research participation opportunity focused on computational tool development for soybean and legume data. You will help curate, prepare, and validate data within a Unix environment and collaborate across databases to advance germplasm insights.

The appointment starts October 2026 for one year, with potential renewal based on funding and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable field, received within the last five years.
• Knowledge of genomic sequence analysis concepts is desirable.
• Unix scripting and at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, awk, or R) to handle genomic data.

Responsibilities

• Apply software engineering methods to support online computational tools for data curation, preparation, and validation.

Skills

Genomic analysis

Plant genetics

Unix scripting

Python

Perl

AWK

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Ames, Iowa, offers a full-time research participation opportunity focused on computational tool development for soybean and legume data. You will help curate, prepare, and validate data within a Unix environment and collaborate across databases to advance germplasm insights.

The appointment starts October 2026 for one year, with potential renewal based on funding and performance.