Job ID: 47598
Job date: 2017-08-04
End Date:
Company : Oregon State University Country : Role : Postdoc
Job date: 2017-08-04
End Date:
Company : Oregon State University Country : Role : Postdoc
Job Description:
The Department of Fish and Wildlife invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed term Research Associate (Post Doc) position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head. This Research Associate (Post-doc) will provide bioinformatics and genomics leadership on a project developing multi-species metabarcoding approaches for assessing diversity and health in forest riparian ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The goal of the project is to develop and apply multigene multiplexing approaches that characterize and quantify species-level diversity of target organisms that are found in streams (fish; amphibians; molluscs; insects) and adjacent riparian habitats (amphibians; plant pathogens). The postdoc will be responsible for developing, testing, and evaluating analytical pipelines that convert next-generation sequencing data into count data that describe presence/absence, abundance, and spatial genetic diversity of target organisms. For most studies, molecular results are matched with traditional field assessments so that molecular data can be validated, and so that false positive/negative rates can be estimated. The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is an academic unit that reports to the College of Agricultural Sciences. The Department is composed of approximately 300 staff – including academic faculty, research assistants, classified staff, graduate students, temporary staff and undergraduate students. The mission of the Department is to discover, integrate and disseminate knowledge about wildlife and fisheries resources, as well as ecosystems and human communities with which they interrelate. It accomplishes this through an interconnected program of 1) undergraduate and graduate education; 2) scholarly research; and 3) extended education. Position Duties:
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The Department of Fish and Wildlife invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed term Research Associate (Post Doc) position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head. This Research Associate (Post-doc) will provide bioinformatics and genomics leadership on a project developing multi-species metabarcoding approaches for assessing diversity and health in forest riparian ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The goal of the project is to develop and apply multigene multiplexing approaches that characterize and quantify species-level diversity of target organisms that are found in streams (fish; amphibians; molluscs; insects) and adjacent riparian habitats (amphibians; plant pathogens). The postdoc will be responsible for developing, testing, and evaluating analytical pipelines that convert next-generation sequencing data into count data that describe presence/absence, abundance, and spatial genetic diversity of target organisms. For most studies, molecular results are matched with traditional field assessments so that molecular data can be validated, and so that false positive/negative rates can be estimated. The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is an academic unit that reports to the College of Agricultural Sciences. The Department is composed of approximately 300 staff – including academic faculty, research assistants, classified staff, graduate students, temporary staff and undergraduate students. The mission of the Department is to discover, integrate and disseminate knowledge about wildlife and fisheries resources, as well as ecosystems and human communities with which they interrelate. It accomplishes this through an interconnected program of 1) undergraduate and graduate education; 2) scholarly research; and 3) extended education. Position Duties:
- 40% Coordinate and facilitate activities relating to managing, analyzing, and summarizing next-generation sequencing data from multispecies metagenomics samples. This includes coordinating with field and laboratory staff to collect and manage metadata; develop required databases for read mapping and taxonomic ID; managing computing resources, programs, and dependencies; summarizing metadata for submission to sequence archives (e.g., NCBI SRA).
- 30% Summarize results and prepare reports for collaborators, granting agencies, and for scientific meetings and publications.
- 20% Develop standardized sample and data processing pipelines that can be used for stream metagenomics projects for collaborating agencies (e.g., US Forest Service).
- 10% Advise collaborators and students; participate in lab meetings; participate in Oregon State University community working groups (e.g., http://cgrb.oregonstate.edu/training/bioinformatics-users-group-bug).
- PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, phylogenomics, fish/plant/microbial genomics, or evolutionary genomics, or relevant field.
- Demonstrated computing skills, including at least one programming language (e.g., perl, python, C++) and R statistical software.
- Demonstrated proficiency in managing and archiving next-generation sequencing data for a genomics or metagenomics project.
- Demonstrated proficiency in writing peer reviewed publications or scientific reports.
- This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard 125-155-0200) as per OSU 576-056-0000 et seq.
- Familiarity in aquatic organisms or plant pathogens, especially from the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity and inclusion.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- genomic
- Metagenomics
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
Areas :
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