The University of Alabama at Birmingham, IRCP-Biological Data Science Core (U-BDS) is seeking a Computational Biologist to contribute to cutting-edge research in transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis.
Requirements
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as, R, Python, and shell
- Knowledge of best practices of reproducible and scalable research such as version control (git) and environment managing systems (e.g.: conda, Docker, Singularity)
- Proficiency in the visualization of omics data
- Experience in High Performance Computing environment
- Experience in the analysis of single-cell and/or spatial transcriptomics
- Knowledge of the biological sciences
- Experience in computational biology analysis
Responsibilities
- Performs computational data analysis of transcriptomics and genomics studies.
- Designs, develops and implements software tools and analytical procedures supporting bioinformatics analysis.
- Participates in projects related to the core sustainability including but not limited to pipeline development, web application development, maintenance of documentation and training guides and other services to support the needs of UAB investigators.
- Provides computational support services such as study design, data management and data migration.
- Offers bioinformatics consultation services to UAB investigators.
- Evaluates and identifies new technologies for implementation.
- Instructs and facilitates educational workshops linked to programming and data analysis.
Other
- Doctorate degree in a related field OR Master's degree in a related field and two (2) years of related experience OR Bachelor's degree in related field and four (4) years of related experience required.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Attentive to detail
- Organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
