Research Scholar – Bioinformatician

Job ID: 568886
Job date: 2017-08-04
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Company : NC State University 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
**This position is located in Beltsville, MD.**

The Research Scholar - Bioinformatician will work as a member of project "Development and validation of advanced methods for detection and identification of plant quarantine pathogens", under the general supervision of a team/project leader to support the APHIS PPQ PGQP projects on molecular and biochemical methods for the diagnosis of regulatory plant pathogens. The Research Scholar - Bioinformatician will perform bioinformatic analyses on next generation sequencing (NGS) data (DNA-seq, RNA-seq, metagenomics) by developing custom analytical tools/pipelines, adopting recent and new analytical approaches, and using freely accessible open-source software. The identification and characterization of plant pathogens of quarantine and regulatory significance are primary goals of such analyses. The Research Scholar - Bioinformatician will be part of a growing and innovative team that will handle large amounts of data of the area of research.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Computer/Computational Science, Bioinformatics or related field.

* Strong programming and scripting experience. * Experience managing and working with NGS data.

* Documented experience in analyzing data derived from NGS.

* Proficient in genome and transcriptome assembly, annotation, variant detection and comparative genomic analyses.

* Demonstrated programming and scripting skills in several of the following languages: R, Python, Java, Perl, C++.

* Comfortable setting up, working and maintaining a Linux/Unix environment.

* Attention to details.

* Knowledge of GLP and QMS, SOP instructions and excellent technical skills.

* Ability to plan and follow planned activities independently.

* Good written and oral communication skills.

* Basic system administration skills.


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