Research Associate: Single-Cell Neurogenomics & Open-Source

UNSW; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave loading

17% Superannuation

Job summary

UNSW's School of Psychology invites applicants for a two-year full-time research role centred on single-cell transcriptomics (snRNAseq) of brain tissue. The appointee will lead independent research, contribute to open-source analysis pipelines, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams.

Required is a PhD or equivalent experience, strong quantitative/programming skills, and demonstrated ability to develop reproducible analysis tools and engage in open-science practices.

Qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience or related field required or equivalent work experience.
• Strong experience analyzing gene expression data and snRNAseq workflows.
• Proven ability to develop reproducible analysis pipelines and open-source tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute independently and collaboratively to a snRNAseq data project.
• Advance research outputs recognised by peers through high-quality analyses.
• Develop and disseminate open-source analysis pipelines and governance.

Skills

snRNAseq data analysis

Python/R programming

Open-source tools development

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related field

Tools

R

Python

Git

snRNAseq pipelines

Job description

UNSW's School of Psychology invites applicants for a two-year full-time research role centred on single-cell transcriptomics (snRNAseq) of brain tissue. The appointee will lead independent research, contribute to open-source analysis pipelines, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams.

Required is a PhD or equivalent experience, strong quantitative/programming skills, and demonstrated ability to develop reproducible analysis tools and engage in open-science practices.