Tenure-Track: Computational Biology & NGS Educator

Utah Tech University; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Tech University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Computational Biology with a focus on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) algorithms and pedagogy for undergraduate and graduate students.

The successful candidate will teach in the Bioinformatics and Genomics programs, mentor students, and contribute to curriculum development and service. Candidates should have a PhD and a strong record in NGS methods and education.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or a closely related field.
• Expertise in NGS algorithms and high-throughput sequencing data analysis.
• Experience designing and delivering undergraduate and graduate courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach 24+ credit hours annually across undergraduate and graduate levels in computational biology.
• Develop and teach courses on NGS, bioinformatics pipelines, and computational genomics.
• Mentor master's and undergraduate researchers and supervise bioinformatics projects.
• Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment, and service to the department.

Skills

Python

R

Teaching

Communication

Active learning

Education

PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or related field

Tools

Snakemake

Nextflow

AWS

Job description

Utah Tech University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Computational Biology with a focus on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) algorithms and pedagogy for undergraduate and graduate students.

The successful candidate will teach in the Bioinformatics and Genomics programs, mentor students, and contribute to curriculum development and service. Candidates should have a PhD and a strong record in NGS methods and education.