UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking a Bioinformatics Postdoc or Software Developer. The incumbent will lead the development of bioinformatics web servers, resources and applications. He/she will also work on big data integration and analysis. One focus is the Pathview project. Pathview is an open-source package that maps, integrates and renders a large variety of biological data onto pathways, and produces interpretable graphs with publication quality. Pathview was quickly adopted and widely used by thousands of scientists worldwide. With a major NSF grant recently awarded, Pathview will be fully developed as a systematic solution for pathway based analytics and visualization. For more information about the research in our group:
http://pathview.uncc.edu/  
http://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/  
http://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/

Technical skills: 
LAMP based web + database development (PHP & JavaScript & MySQL preferred)  
Unix/Linux shell  
Python or Java  
Version control: svn and git  
Data integration and visualization  
R/Bioconductor is a plus, understanding molecular biology is a plus

Other qualifications: 
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail  
Ability to work independently and in a team  
Self-motivated and disciplined, time and project management skills  
Enjoy building highly quality software, enjoy data analysis
Proven research/development experience, publication record is a plus

Education: 
PhD (or Master + 3 years working experience) in bioinformatics, computer science, statistics or related fields.

Start Date:  
As soon as possible

Application: 
Please send a CV, a cover letter and the names of 2-3 references to: weijun.luo@uncc.edu