Postdoc: AI-Powered PRRSV Disease Progression in Swine

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education invites applications for a postdoctoral research opportunity with the USDA ARS SCINet AI Center of Excellence in Ames, Iowa. Under a mentor, you will apply computational methods to identify predictors and facilitators of immune protection against virulent PRRSV strains, leveraging transcriptomics and clinical data to develop predictive models.

You will join a collaborative team across ARS and industry stakeholders, receive training in data

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or has a Doctoral degree in relevant fields.
• Experience with RNA sequencing data analysis.
• Experience building ML models and HPC workflows.

Responsibilities

• Apply computational methods to identify predictors of immune protection.
• Develop and evaluate ML models for predicting disease outcomes.
• Collaborate with ARS and industry stakeholders.

Skills

RNA sequencing analysis

Machine learning

Python/R scripting

HPC workflows

Team collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree

Tools

Python

R

Shell scripting

HPC

Job description

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education invites applications for a postdoctoral research opportunity with the USDA ARS SCINet AI Center of Excellence in Ames, Iowa. Under a mentor, you will apply computational methods to identify predictors and facilitators of immune protection against virulent PRRSV strains, leveraging transcriptomics and clinical data to develop predictive models.

You will join a collaborative team across ARS and industry stakeholders, receive training in data