Postdoctoral Research Associate-Computational Biology

Texas A&M University; Bryan (TX); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Texas A&M University Health Science Center in Bryan invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Biology. The successful candidate will conduct lab-based experiments, perform computational analyses of large sequencing datasets, aid in grant writing, and supervise undergraduate students.

Responsibilities include data analysis, data presentation, software development, and contributing to a collaborative team of wet and dry labs, with opportunities to publish and

Qualificações

• PhD required in a relevant field.
• Experience with high-throughput sequencing data (RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq).
• Strong programming and data-management skills.
• Experience with HPC environments and pipelines.
• Knowledge of statistics and machine learning.
• Ability to work in a collaborative lab setting.

Responsabilidades

• Perform hypothesis-driven computational analyses on sequencing data.
• Develop and maintain data processing pipelines.
• Present results in group meetings and publications.
• Supervise students and contribute to lab management.

Conhecimentos

Genomics data analysis

RNA-seq analysis

ATAC-seq analysis

ChIP-seq analysis

Python

R

Matlab

Unix/Linux

Git/version control

Statistics/machine learning

Team collaboration

Formação académica

PhD in Computational Biology

PhD in Bioinformatics

PhD in Computer Science

Ferramentas

UNIX/Linux HPC

Python

R

Perl

Matlab

Git

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate-Computational Biology

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Cell Biology and Genetics

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting lab experiments, analyzing and communicating data in the form of primary research articles, aiding in grant writing, supervising undergraduate students, and performing routine lab duties as required.

What you need to know

Schedule: This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Responsibilities

Data Analysis

• Performs hypothesis-driven computational research with a clear understanding and use of controls.
• Uses computational methods to analyze large-scale sequencing data and formulate quantitative models.
• Interprets the data and explain the results in research discussion.
• Implements, applies, and evaluates tools to process, integrate, and visualize high-throughput sequencing datasets

Data Presentation

• Explores and brings novel approaches and ideas to their project by collaborating with other labs at TAMU and other collaborators.
• Provides support to lab members and collaborators in designing experiments and analyzing datasets.
• Presents their work at group meetings and write up their work for publication.
• Communicates scientific results at lab meetings and scientific conferences

Software Development and Data Management

• Explores and brings novel approaches and ideas to their project by collaborating with other labs at TAMU and other collaborators.
• Provides support to lab members and collaborators in designing experiments and analyzing datasets.
• Maintains, updates software on TAMU cluster for the group.
• Contributes to our code base and to keep your own code in a github (or equivalent) repository with version control.

Lab Management

• Supervises undergraduate and/or graduate students and other laboratory, technical or field staff involved in research.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Appropriate PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science
• Training in statistics, and programming experience in a UNIX/Linux environment using programming languages such as Python, R, and/or Perl is required.
• Experience in analysis of genomis /trancriptomic /epigenomic data including RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq.
• Experience in working with high-performance computing environment.
• Experience in data management and developing data-processing pipelines.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as R, Python, Matlab.
• Familiarity with software development best practices (e.g., unit testing, version control).
• Familiarity with inferential statistics and machine learning.
• Expertise in computational biology and ability to devise innovative analytical approaches to high-volume genomic, epigenomic, and gene expression data.
• Capable of working within a team of wet and dry lab researchers.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Why Texas A&M University

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
• Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.