A Computational biologist position is available in the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The candidate will be part of a small but established and successful research group focused on analyzing and interpreting microarray and eventually sequencing data. The position is available immediately; however, the starting date is flexible.
The Genome Sequencing Center is one of the largest sequence contributors in the USA and beyond. Organizing, analyzing and interpreting sequence data is essential for characterizing genomes and for understanding how genomes determine the complexity of life. Furthermore, generating and analyzing genome-wide expression data is also part of the center's interest. To accomplish this, the applicant will be required to use all the varying statistical packages for analyzing microarray data at his/her disposal, and will be responsible for developing new bioinformatics tools that can be used for performing microarray- and sequence-related analysis.
The main goal of this position is to analyze emerging sequence data and microarray expression data, to interpret the results, to make the information accessible to the scientific community through our website, and to set the stage for scientific publications.
The project is NIH-NIAID funded. For project details including personnel, collaborators, publications, and data access please see www.nematode.net.
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Minimum requirements are either a bachelor or MSc degree in computational sciences with a solid biology background or a bachelor degree in biology with a sold computing background, outstanding scientific imagination, organization and self-motivation. Individuals with experience in (but not limited to) bioinformatics, genomics, molecular biology, and/or genetics, are particularly encouraged to apply. Previous experience in microarray analysis is essential. Applicants are expected to be familiar with frequently used bioinformatic tools (BLAST, NCBI website tools, Ensembl, UCSC genome browser, GO, EMBOSS), databases (MySQL, Oracle), Perl scripting language, and to be comfortable working on UNIX/Linux platform.
Please send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to jmaus@watson.wustl.edu or write to:
Administrative Director
Genome Sequencing Center - Campus Box 8501
4444 Forest Park Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
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