Job:Postdoc and PhD student in Bioinformatics/Biostatistics
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Luo Weijun ★ 1.6k
@luo-weijun-1783
Last seen 9 months ago
United States

UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking new members as postdoc researchers and PhD students. The incumbent(s) will work on big data integration and analysis, methodology development, and contribute to a range of challenging and important research projects in biomedicine.   

We integrate and analyze a variety of big data sets from biomedical research & applications. And we develop statistical/analytical methods, and implement them into software packages or web servers. Some of them are widely used by tens of thousands of scientists over the world:  
https://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/  
https://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/  
https://pathview.uncc.edu/  

We apply big data and advanced analytics to solve important and complex problems in biomedicine. For example, we recently were working on autism, a complex brain disorder, using big data + novel analytics approach  
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/4/e1701799.full  

Technical skills:
Solid statistics/analytical training  
R or Python  
Unix/Linux shell  
R package (or software) development is a plus  
Machine learning is a plus  

Other qualifications: 
Genuine interest in research and analytics  
(For postdocs) Proven research/development experience, publication records  

Education: 
Bachelor or advanced degree in statistics/biostats/applied math, computer science, bioinformatics or related fields.

Salary and benefits:  
Competitive package including stipend, tuition, medical insurance and benefits, visa sponsorship

Start Date: 
As soon as possible

Application: 
Please send a resume/CV, and the names of 2-3 references to: weijun.luo[AT]uncc.edu    

 

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