Computational Biology Faculty Positions Available

Job ID: 6521
Job date: 2017-11-14
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Company : The Jackson Laboratory 

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Role : Faculty 


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Job Description:
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is inviting applications for Assistant, Associate and full Professors in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology research at our Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine campus in Farmington, Connecticut.

We are seeking outstanding faculty pursuing research in computational biology or bioinformatics in the following example areas of interest:

  • Visualization capabilities with Big Data or high-dimensional biomedical data sets
  • Genome or transcriptome assembly using next generation sequencing data, including long-read technologies
  • Chromatin assembly and 4D genome regulation
  • Microbiology and Single Cell analysis applications
  • Software engineering and applications to biomedical research
We will also consider exceptionally strong candidates with research interests that are complementary to other JAX focus areas. (The current list of JAX faculty at both the Connecticut and Maine campuses can be found at https://www.jax.org/research-and-faculty/faculty.)


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JAX is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution and features a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center. JAX is a highly collaborative environment that fosters multidisciplinary approaches to investigate complex biological questions. Our faculty use genetic and genomic approaches to conduct basic and translational research on fundamental biological processes in disease using mouse models and human studies. JAX is home to internationally recognized information resources including the Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) databases, and the Gene Ontology and Human Phenotype Ontology projects.

EEO: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job Location: Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

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