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The University of Chicago Bioinformatician - JR26033-3800 in Chicago, Illinois
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/11863081 Department
BSD MED - Pulmonary - Schoettler Research Staff
About the Department
The Pulmonary & Critical Care section conducts clinical and research activities relevant to respiratory diseases and related physiology.
Job Summary
The Bioinformatician is a computational biologist is responsible for the design and implementation of bioinformatics analysis and services. The individual will perform research developing and implementing bioinformatics analysis. The Schoettler laboratory is focused on discovering how genetic variation influences gene expression in human tissue-resident immune cells. We focus on asthma and related diseases and apply multi-omic technologies to validated experimental models.
Responsibilities
- Leads and assists research projects that integrate multi-omic data (bulk RNA sequencing, single cell RNA sequencing, ATAC sequencing, genotypes), statistical tool development and computational analyses.
- Manipulates publicly accessible, commercial, or proprietary genomic, proteomic, or post-genomic databases.
- Provides professional support to staff or faculty members in defining the project and applying principals of data science in manipulation, statistical applications, programming analysis and modeling.
- Applies basic application of computational tools and information technology to gather, analyze and visualize data in biology and biomedical research.
- Interprets data analysis of high throughput genomics, proteomics and genetic data.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Advanced degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Experience in programming for bioinformatics with scripting languages such as Python, R, Java or C/C++.
- Experience with next generation sequencing technologies such as STAR, GATK, samtools, PLINK and other tools.
- Experience with single cell genomics analysis software such as Seurat, scanpy, ArchR, or similar.
Preferred Competencies
- Knowledge of theoretical and applied statistics.
- Knowledge of research techniques or methods.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to write research publications.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with teams of clinicians, biologists, bioinformaticians and/or biostatisticians to provide hands-on technical support.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Research
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled
Weekly Hours
40
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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