The Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University is seeking a Research Assistant to investigate the role of the human microbiome in human health and diseases and to develop microbiome-based therapeutics by leveraging computational approaches, bioinformatics tools, metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics data, machine learning, and wet-lab techniques.
Requirements
- Experience in conducting microbiome research, including processing metagenomic sequencing data.
- Strong programming skills (e.g., R and Python).
- Experience with cloud computing.
- Strong background/interest in host-microbiota interaction.
- Strong background/interest in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
- Strong background/interest in machine learning, in vivo and in vitro experiments.
Responsibilities
- develop computational approaches and leveraging bioinformatics tools, metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics data, machine learning, and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of the human microbiome in human health and diseases and to develop microbiome-based therapeutics
- integrate computational and experimental approaches to study host-microbiota interactions in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer
- processing metagenomic sequencing data
- programming (e.g., R and Python)
- cloud computing
- conducting microbiome research
Other
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline is required by the start of employment.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and a strong publication record.
- Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.
- A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
- The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
