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Programmer/Postdoc/Research Scientist Bioinformatics Marine Genomics
Programmer/Postdoc/Research Scientist Bioinformatics Marine Genomics
We are seeking to hire a bioinformatics programmer/postdoc/research scientist with a strong expertise in next-generation sequencing data analysis/assembly, statistics, and databases for the analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, and metatranscriptomic data from marine environments. The successful candidate will join the reef genomics group of PI Christian R Voolstra at the Red Sea Research Center in KAUST. The group is collaborating in an international framework with a team-oriented work ethic. Position can involve diving and field trip participation.
Strong computational skills in the areas of Unix Shell, Perl, R, Bioconductor are required. Knowledge of MG-RAST, MOTHUR/QIIME (or related), ARB, and sequence databases (NCBI, EnsEMBL, SILVA) is a plus.
KAUST is a dynamic new university campus and community in Saudi Arabia that opened in September 2009. The campus is located directly at the Red Sea, near Jeddah. More information is available at www.kaust.edu.sa and at http://faculty.kaust.edu.sa/sites/christianvoolstra/Pages/home.aspx. The position package includes a highly competitive salary as well as benefits (housing, health insurance, etc.).
Job Description:
Programming for biological data analysis
Writing analysis pipelines by tying together different programs and summarizing output data
Using various sequence databases, such as NCBI and EnsEMBL
Working in a Linux console environment, including (bash) shell and working with job scheduling systems (LSF) on computing clusters
Statistics analysis (R, Statistica, etc.)
NGS data analysis of mainly Illumina data (some 454), using manufacturer supplied software as well as various third party tools:
o RNA-Seq analysis
o assembly and annotation of eukaryote and bacterial genomes and transcriptomes
o Read mapping and polymorphism analysis
Analysis of bacterial populations by 16S rDNA sequencing (mothur, QIIME, ARB, etc.)
Using various other software packages for sequence analysis, such as BLAST, hmmer, PAML, different alignment programs, etc.
To apply:
Please send cover letter summarizing your qualifications and interests, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for at least 2 references to christian.voolstra@kaust.edu.sa. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.