Location:

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

Duties and responsibilities:

- Analyze next-generation sequencing data
- Collaborate with research scientists to develop and implement cutting-edge data analysis pipelines for sequencing applications, such as RNA-seq, methyl-seq, SHAPE-seq and DNA-seq
- Create and maintain necessary data analysis-related documentation
- Plan, coordinate, and carry out activities in collaboration with research projects
- Participate in the various educational activities offered by the University at Albany

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, Computational/Systems Biology, Computer Science, or a related field and two or more years of professional experience in Bioinformatics OR Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, Computational/Systems Biology, Computer Science, or a related field and one or more years of professional experience in Bioinformatics 

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Bioinformatics or Computational/Systems Biology 
- Two or more years of relevant experience in applications of next-generation sequencing, genome assembly, genome annotation, variant analysis, and phylogenetics
- Proficiency in scripting languages (such as Python, Perl, etc) and R. Knowledge of command line Linux
- Knowledge of general approaches to sample preparation for sequencing and applications of different sequencing strategies

For more information and to apply please refer to:
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