Molecular Fellow

Job ID: 375837
Job date: 2017-11-29
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Company : Wildlife Conservation Society 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
The Molecular Fellow will assist in research and development related to the application of routine, advanced and/or novel molecular technologies in Zoo and Aquarium and field based conservation projects.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Develop and validate novel molecular technologies for laboratory and field based applications

• Apply bioinformatics to the analysis of large, complicated datasets for pathogen and species identification

• Contribute to preparation and submission of peer-reviewed publications

• Train and mentor research fellows, students, volunteers (as needed and as time allows)

Qualifications:

• PhD in genetics, molecular bioinformatics, or molecular biology

• Demonstrated proficiency in conventional and quantitative PCR and RT-PCR assay development including primer and probe design, cloning, DNA sequencing and analysis, bioinformatics, and large data-set management

• Demonstrated proficiency using high-throughput DNA sequencing (e.g. Illumina, 454, Oxford Nanopore’s MinION platforms)

•Programming proficiency (e.g. Python, R)


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Additional Info:
Location: Bronx Zoo

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