Research Assistant Professor, Data Science

Job ID: 6009
Job date: 2018-04-25
End Date: 2018-06-24

Company : UNC Charlotte 

Country : United States 

Role : Faculty 


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Job Description:
BACKGROUND:The Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics at UNC-Charlotte invites applications for a Research Assistant Professor, data sciences. UNC-Charlotte’s Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics program encompasses two major sites. In addition to a brand new $35M state-of-the art bioinformatics building on the University’s main campus, the Center has the leadership role in bioinformatics for the nearby North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) at Kannapolis (http://www.ncresearchcampus.net). The NCRC is a $1.5B, 350-acre biotechnology research park that is home to the research programs of a large number of private biotechnology companies, as well as those of seven NC research universities and several health care organizations. This position, based at the NCRC, will use data science approaches and bioinformatics to develop new methods and algorithms for data integration and representation to assist in the analysis of large-scale, high-throughput, multi-omic datasets. The position will also lead creation and implementation of secure data management solutions for research prototypes and technology solutions being developed. They will work in collaboration with other faculty and industry partners at the NCRC on extramurally funded research.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Qualified candidates will:

• Have extensive experience with developing databases (relational and graph) and analytical software through work experience and/or publication record

• Be fluent in multiple computing languages

• Be able to effectively utilize large-scale, multicore, high-memory compute clusters to solve large-scale life-science problems

• Have comfort working both independently and as a part of a team

• Enjoy working with students at the undergraduate and graduate level

• Have excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

This is a non-tenure track 12-month faculty position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or related field. The candidate must also be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder to comply with U.S. export policies.


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Additional Info:
Start date: As soon as possible

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu, position # 001065 and should include vitae, at least 3 references, and a letter of interest. Informal inquiries can be made to the Search Committee Chair, Cory Brouwer (Cory.Brouwer@uncc.edu).

POLICY: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution. For additional information, please visit our website at www.bioinformatics.uncc.edu.

Contact

Cory Brouwer

cbrouwer@uncc.edu

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