BACKGROUND

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Select appropriate data sets to be used as evidence for making gene models for a particular organism
• Set up production runs of the genome annotation pipeline
• Monitor genome annotation runs, investigate failures and re-run failed steps
• Distribute the annotation products to various NCBI resources
• Set up and execute runs to train gene prediction software on new organisms
• Evaluate and test new releases of the genome annotation pipeline software
• Collaborate with other biologists and programmers to improve the genome annotation process and the quality of annotation produced
• Help expand and improve the annotation reports provided for each annotation release
• Contribute to public documentation for the genome annotation pipeline
• Investigate errors, inconsistencies and deficiencies in the data stored in NCBI's Assembly resource and then use web-based interfaces, command-line tools and specialized databases to correct the genome assembly data

REQUIREMENTS

• Biology knowledge (minimum: Masters of Science in a Biological field, or equivalent)
• Experience with genomics desirable
• Linux/UNIX experience
• Strong organizational, logic and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and to collaborate with other scientists
• Flexibility to respond quickly to new priorities
• Detail-oriented perspective
• Scripting experience in shell, Perl
or Awk desirable
• Interest in contributing to public database resources

HOW TO APPLY

COMPENSATION

POLICY