Postdoctoral Fellow - Bioinformatics

The University of North Carolina; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to engage in groundbreaking research in data analytics. This role focuses on mining diverse data sources and applying machine learning techniques to uncover insights linking biological, social, and environmental factors to human health. The successful candidate will work closely with a faculty mentor, gaining invaluable experience while contributing to significant research projects. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your research skills and publish your work, paving the way for a successful academic or research career. If you are passionate about data and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Recent Ph.D. recipients with research skills in data analytics and machine learning.
• Ability to publish research results and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct innovative research in data analytics and publish findings.
• Mine publicly available data and use machine learning for analysis.

Skills

Data Analytics

Machine Learning

Research Skills

Technical Writing

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate

Job description

Du-Lab members are expected to work in the office on the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis (20 miles north of UNC Charlotte main campus) 4 days a week and work remotely one day (mostly Wednesdays) a week.

Pay Rate: Pay Rate varies.

The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.).

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

Duties and Responsibilities

A Postdoctoral Fellow ("postdoc") is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. In the process of further developing their own research skills, it is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant role in the performance of research at the University and augment the role of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and it is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage experiences outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs’ aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the role of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees.

Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:

1. the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
2. the appointment is temporary;
3. the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
4. the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career;
5. the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member;
6. the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

As an EOE /AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.

Other Work/Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this position is to perform innovative research in data analytics and publish research results. A particular focus of your research will be on mining publicly available data repositories and using machine learning to discover linkages between heterogeneous biological, social, and environmental data and human health. A second research focus of this position is to build a list of key enzymes, genes, and polymorphisms that have known links to essential nutrients, environmentally relevant compounds, and dietary biomarkers. Another responsibility of this position is to assist in preparing annual project reports for grants that fund your research. This includes providing technical details of your research and milestones that you have achieved.

Proposed Hire Date: 01/20/2025

Expected Length of Assignment: 12 months

Posting Open Date: 10/16/2024

Posting Specific Questions

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Required Documents: Cover Letter / Letter of Interest, Resume / Curriculum Vitae

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