Post Doctoral Associate

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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Post Doctoral Associate
Department	SAS - DLS - Genetics
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	Designs and executes complex research ideas taking advantage of advanced computational biology and bioinformatics techniques. Analyses high-throughput sequencing data at tissue and single-cell resolutions, performs comprehensive literature review, and develops analysis results for research papers. Collaborates with internal and external experimental experts/computer scientists. Writes scientific manuscripts, fellowship and training grant applications under the guidance of Dr. Yang. Manages lab servers and Github repositories for the lab. Teaches and trains students and technicians on computational pipelines and algorithms.
Position Status	Full Time
Posting Number	24FA0248
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Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Requires a PhD degree in biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering, statistics, mathematics or computer science, with relevant research experience in computational biology or bioinformatics. Good communication skills. Collaborative spirits. Strong work ethic. The position demands a basic understanding of single-cell data analysis.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Prefers experience working with high-throughput sequencing data/single-cell data, and solid understanding of molecular biology/cancer biology/physiology.
Equipment Utilized	High-performance computing clusters, LINUX system, relevant Python and R packages.
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Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link to Posting	https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/222846
Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
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