Research Associate - Mellon College of Science - Biological Sciences Department — Pittsburgh, PA

The Mellon College of Science (MCS) is home to four departments and many programs and research centers that cross disciplines. We approach scientific problems from fresh angles using creative interdisciplinary approaches while drawing on our departmental strengths in the core sciences. MCS faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized for their research in a variety of fields, including polymer science, cosmology, mathematical finance, and neuroscience.

Our Biological Sciences department is seeking a Research Associate to join the Hiller Laboratory. In this role, you will assist in the development and execution of research projects including experiment design, analysis of data collected, and writing up experiment results. The position also involves collaborating closely with laboratory members to interpret genomic data, contributing to manuscript preparation, and assisting in the development of new computational approaches to address biological questions. If you have experience with the use and development of comparative genomics pipelines for bacterial genomes, this is the perfect opportunity to explore.

Core Responsibilities

• May program software in support of job functions. Attends project meetings.
• Identifies problems and obstacles to progress; develops strategies to solve problems.
• Summarizes statistical information for analysis, examination or presentation; writes technical reports. May build and validate quantitative models.
• Develop, implement, and maintain computational pipelines for comparative genomic analyses of large bacterial genome datasets including: genome assembly and annotation, pan-genome and phylogenomic analyses, comparative analyses of gene content and sequence variation, integration of genomic and experimental datasets, data visualization, and management of high-performance computing workflows.
• Assistance with manuscript preparation.
• Uses a variety of software packages to input, manipulate, collect and record results or observations.
• Other duties as assigned: training of incoming students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree in computational biology or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of demonstrated experience working in an experimental neuroscience laboratory required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, reasoning, and communication skills.
• A combination of education and proven experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check

Location

Pittsburgh, PAJob Function

ResearchersPosition Type

Full timePay Basis

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