Research Specialist

Texas A&M University; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Paid vacation

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Precision Nutrition in Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A&M University seeks a Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to lead analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets from animal models and human studies. You will drive pipelines, collaborate with biologists and clinicians, and contribute to grant-ready work.

The role requires a strong background in NGS data analysis, R/Python, and cross-disciplinary collaboration; mentoring is expected and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Eight years of related experience.
• Experience analyzing next-generation sequencing data.
• Proficiency in R, Python, Linux/Unix, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with microbiome, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics datasets.
• Strong publication record and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets high-throughput sequencing and omics datasets, including microbiome, RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and multi-omics integration.
• Develops and maintains bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and quality control.
• Collaborates with biologists, nutrition scientists, and clinicians to generate biological insights from complex datasets.
• Prepares figures, reports, manuscripts, and grant applications.
• Mentors graduate students and other trainees in computational biology approaches.
• Contributes to the development of innovative analytical methods and research directions.

Skills

R

Python

Linux/Unix

Statistical analysis

Bioinformatics

NGS data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master or Ph.D. in related field

Tools

Cloud computing

HPC clusters

Job description

Job Title

Research Specialist Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research Department Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture-Precision Nutrition

Salary

Proposed Minimum Salary$5,416.67 monthly

Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

About the Position

Precision Nutrition in Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A&M University is seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to join a multidisciplinary research team investigating the interactions among nutrition, metabolism, immunity, aging, and chronic diseases. The successful candidate will lead the analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets generated from both animal models and human studies.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets high-throughput sequencing and omics datasets, including: Microbiome (16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics), Bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing, Spatial transcriptomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Multi-omics integration analyses.


• Develops and maintains bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and quality control.


• Collaborates with biologists, nutrition scientists, and clinicians to generate biological insights from complex datasets.


• Prepares figures, reports, manuscripts, and grant applications.


• Mentors graduate students and other trainees in computational biology approaches.


• Contributes to the development of innovative analytical methods and research directions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.


• Eight years of related experience.


• Demonstrated experience analyzing next-generation sequencing data.


• Proficiency in R, Python, Linux/Unix, and statistical analysis.


• Experience with microbiome, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics datasets.


• Strong publication record and excellent communication skills.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, or a related field.


• Experience with single-cell RNA-seq analysis.


• Experience with multi-omics integration and systems biology approaches.


• Familiarity with cloud computing, high-performance computing clusters, and machine learning methods.


• Experience with pathway enrichment, network analysis, and visualization tools.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife 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 vacation each month.


• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.


• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The Texas A&M University System is an Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/ Disability Employer.