Opportunity: Postdoctoral fellow and PhD student positions in Bioinformatics/Microbiome @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai -- New York, NY (US)

Jose Clemente • February 2, 2016
Opportunity: Postdoctoral fellow and PhD student positions in Bioinformatics/Microbiome @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai -- New York, NY (US)
BACKGROUND
We are looking for candidates interested in working with us to develop the next generation of software tools for microbiome analysis, and to apply those to understand how bacterial communities and their products modulate pathogenesis and disease progression. You will develop and implement new analytical methods that make use of state-of-the-art technology. These tools will be applied to a variety of different research projects to answer both basic science and translational questions. At Mount Sinai you will have the opportunity to work closely with world-renowned scientists and clinicians of varied expertise, ranging from genomics to immunology, pediatrics or gastroenterology.
REQUIREMENTS

A B.Sc. or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Genomics or similar

Programming skills (Python and/or R) and familiarity with Unix are essential.

Excellent written and spoken English and the ability to present regularly to large groups within Sinai or at scientific conferences are required.

Previous experience with software development methodologies (version control, unit testing) is highly desirable.

Experience with high-performance clustering environments and analysis of large biological datasets are a plus.
ABOUT US
Our lab is part of the Icahn Institute for Genomics & Multiscale Biology, the Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences and the Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. We are located in Manhattan, New York, right next to Central Park. If you are interested in learning more about the lab, please visit http://www.clementelab.org

HOW TO APPLY
Please send us a cover letter, your CV (including the name of three references), and examples of code you have previously written to jobs[at]clementelab.org

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