Research Technician: Microbiome Bioinformatics

LRES Corporation; Maywood (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola University Chicago’s Larsen Lab in Maywood seeks a Research Assistant I to study host-microbiome interactions and microbial metabolism. The role combines wet-lab sequencing with computational analysis in a collaborative setting.

The incumbent will design 16S rRNA workflows, analyze microbiome data, and contribute to metabolic modeling and manuscript preparation. A BS is required; prior sequencing/bioinformatics experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training; biology/biochemistry/computational biology preferred.
• Hands-on microbiome sequencing experience; downstream bioinformatic analysis proficiency.
• Scripting in Python or R; Linux/command-line familiarity; chemistry/cheminformatics background a plus.
• Metabolic flux modeling or multi-omics data experience is a plus.
• Wet-lab and computational work in a collaborative, fast-paced lab setting.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute 16S rRNA sequencing workflows.
• Perform bioinformatic analyses on microbiome datasets.
• Contribute to computational modeling of microbial community metabolism.
• Maintain lab records and manage sample inventories.
• Contribute to manuscript and grant preparation.

Skills

Microbiome sequencing

16S rRNA sequencing workflows

Bioinformatic analysis

Python/R scripting

Linux/command-line

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent training

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MICOM

COBRApy

Cheminformatics toolkits

Job description

Loyola University Chicago’s Larsen Lab in Maywood seeks a Research Assistant I to study host-microbiome interactions and microbial metabolism. The role combines wet-lab sequencing with computational analysis in a collaborative setting.

The incumbent will design 16S rRNA workflows, analyze microbiome data, and contribute to metabolic modeling and manuscript preparation. A BS is required; prior sequencing/bioinformatics experience is preferred.