What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Assistant Bioinformatics position at Florida Atlantic University?
Job Description:
The College of Medicine is seeking a Bioinformatics Research Assistant who can assist in development of bioinformatics pipelines and analyze genomics data for a Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics laboratory which focuses on high-throughput genomic sequencing data analyses, related software development, and genomic medicine.
The Research Assistant will perform all tasks under the supervision of the principal investigator.
Responsibilities include:
· Assist in RNA-Seq, WGS, and/or methylome analysis, particularly transposable element-related analyses
· Perform quality assurance and quality control analysis of bioinformatics pipelines and workflows
· Method selection using comparative analysis and benchmarking of available tools
· Design and implement bioinformatics tools and pipelines
· Maintain accurate records of methods, software, and parameters used in projects for reproducibility
· Draft reports for investigations or original manuscripts for publication based on analysis results or software development
· Performing other job-related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, data science, statistics, or related biological disciplines required.
· Familiarity with Linux HPC preferred
· Strong analytical and organizational skills preferred
· Ability to identify and troubleshoot errors preferred
· Excellent oral, inter-personal and written communication skills as well as ability to work independently preferred
See updates here: https://dllab.org/positions/bioinformaticians.pdf
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $12.00 - $20.00 per hour
Experience:
- Linux: 1 year (Preferred)
- Bioinformatics: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Salary : $12 - $20
