Johns Hopkins University, SKCCC: Post-Doctoral Bioinformatics Research Fellow

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Job ID: 5451
Job date: 2016-04-19
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Company : Johns Hopkins University 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Post-Doctoral Bioinformatics Research Fellow Employer Johns Hopkins University, SKCCC Location Baltimore, Maryland (US) Salary Commensurate with Experience Posted April 19 2016 Closes June 14 2016 Ref NAJH Discipline Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Oncology Position Type Full Time Job Type Postdoc Fellowship Send Save Apply

We are looking to hire a computational biologist (postdocs preferred) to support various epigenetics-based bioinformatics projects in lab. We are a cancer epigenetics lab with a focus in translating our findings into the clinic. We are an RO1 Funded lab for pancreatic and colorectal cancers projects. We are a small, productive and friendly lab that puts a high value on team work, efficiency and creativity. We are housed in the Department of Surgery/Oncology within the The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, which provides various opportunities to interact and collaborate with world-class experts in clinical science, surgery, basic science and bioinformatics.


The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to handle multiple projects at the same time. There will be ample opportunities to lead as well as participate in various projects as well as get authorship based on contribution to projects. Candidates are also encouraged to participate in various courses, workshops and research conferences throughout the year. Mentorship and guidance will be provided to help the candidate navigate through their projects as well as their professional development.

Requirements:

Eligible to work in USA Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/Molecular Biology (if Molecular biology then 2-3 years of relevant bioinformatics experience is a must) or Masters Degrees with 4 years of relevant epigenetics-based bioinformatics work experience will be considered. Experience working with methylation, expression microarrays, RNA seq and NGS Data. Previous publication in bioinformatics to prove your knowledge is mandatory. Previous background in cancer research and epigenetics is preferred. Proficiency in R (mandatory) and UNIX shell scripting. Programming skills in Python and Perl are pluses. A working knowledge of various data repositories like TCGA (must), GEO (must), ArrayExpress, ICGC etc. Familiarity with various open-source bioinformatics software packages (e.g. Bioconductor (preferred), Tuxedo Suite etc.). Comfortable working on UNIX environment. Previous experience working with high performance cluster (HPC) is a plus. Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Please send a brief cover letter and CV to Nita Ahuja at nahuja1@jhmi.edu and Hariharan Easwaran at Heaswar2 @jhmi.edu

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