Post-doctoral Fellow- Genomic Medicine
The J. Craig Venter Institute is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to join Dr. Sarah Highlander’s team at our La Jolla, CA location.
Responsibilities will include, but at are not limited to:
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Design and implement computational methods for metagenomic sequence assembly and read mapping
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Statistical analysis of microbial metagenomic data
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Database design and implementation
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Limited wet-lab activities: DNA extraction, PCR, qPCR
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Experimental design, execution and data analysis
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Publication of results in peer-reviewed journals
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Assistance with project development and proposal preparation
Qualified candidates will possess a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology, or in Biomedical Science with a strong evidence of computational experience. Some training in microbiology or infectious disease would be ideal. Demonstrated computer programming skills with C/C++ and Perl or Python scripting expertise is required. The candidate should be familiar with various bioinformatics programs, public genomics resources and databases, and mathematical and statistical analysis methods. Candidates must have a high level of initiative, good troubleshooting capabilities, excellent organizational and time management skills, the ability to work with minimum supervision, flexibility to handle a variety of tasks, and be able to shift priorities quickly.
For more information and to apply to this position, please visit our website at www.jcvi.org Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
