Research in the Mount laboratory is focused on describing how RNA processing produces accurate, variant and defective RNA isoforms from protein-coding genes. In practice, this means mining high throughput RNA-seq data for biological insights using computational tools.  [More]

Originally posted on 2019-02-13 - Ends on 2019-04-14
2018-02-09  -  Bioinformatics Analyst II  -    -  

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) is currently recruiting for a Bioinformatics Analyst II. Bioinformatics Analysts at IGS contribute to genomic research projects and scientific analysis of the data generated by those projects using a variety of database and software applications. [More]

Originally posted on 2018-02-09

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) seeks adjunct faculty to teach in the Bioinformatics program, including the following course: BIFS 613 – Statistical Processes for Biotechnology : A study of statistical tools such as Bayesian statistics, Markov processes, and information theoric indices and how they can be used to analyze sequence homology... [More]

Originally posted on 2018-02-05
2017-12-17  -  Bioinformatics Engineer  -    -  

The Bioinformatics Engineer position is immediately available in the Pop lab in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park. The bioinformatics engineer will support an array of exciting interdisciplinary research projects taking place in the lab and will help increase the impact of our work. [More]

Originally posted on 2017-12-17

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) is currently searching for a Bioinformatics Software Engineer I (BSE I). Under the supervision of senior engineers, the BSE I will develop and maintain software that drives, interacts with, or extracts data from complex engineered systems, such as genomic sequencing systems. [More]

Originally posted on 2017-11-16

Currently seeking applications from POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW candidates for positions in the group of Dr. Julie Dunning Hotopp at the Institute for Genome Sciences. Qualified candidates need to be independent, highly-motivated, and excellent writers. Currently funded projects focus on understanding bacterial DNA integrations in human cancer genomes... [More]

Originally posted on 2017-11-10

The Human Disease Ontology (DO) project is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with experience in ontologies. The Human Disease Ontology, an OBO Foundry Ontology, is a highly utilized resource actively engaged with the biomedical research community since 2003. The selected candidate will join Dr. Lynn Schriml’s established biomedical ontology and bioinformatics team... [More]

Originally posted on 2017-10-19
2017-05-10  -  Bioinformatics engineer  -    -  

One bioinformatics engineer position is immediately available in the Pop lab in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park. We are specifically looking for an experienced bioinformatics engineer who can lead the development and implementation of sequence analysis workflows in support of current bioinformatics projects in the lab, with focus on sequence classification, functional annotation, and pathway analysis. [More]

Originally posted on 2017-05-10

Associate/ Full Professor -Institute for Genome Sciences - ( 170000T1 ) The Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is seeking to fill two tenure-track positions at the ranks of Associate Professor or Professor. Individuals with an academic track record in the areas of C omputational Biology, Human Genomics, Epigenomics, Viral Genomics, Mammalian Genomics, and the Microbiome are strongly encouraged to apply. [More]

Originally posted on 2017-05-04

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) seeks adjunct faculty to teach in the Bioinformatics program, including the following course: BIFS 613 – Statistical Processes for Biotechnology: A study of statistical tools such as Bayesian statistics, Markov processes, and information theoric indices and how they can be used to analyze sequence homology, the presence of motifs in sequences, gene expression, and gene regulation.  [More]

Originally posted on 2017-02-08