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BACKGROUND

The Plant Sciences Department at the Institute of Agriculture in Knoxville TN is seeking 2 (two) Bioinformatics IT Specialist II positions. The department is interested in building computational infrastructure and in pursuing biological discoveries. We operate at the interface between biology, computer science, statistics, and software engineering. Our projects span a wide spectrum of organisms (plants, animals, microbiomes) and technology platforms (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics). We have a particular focus on building and integrating tools for biological data analysis, data integration and knowledge mining.

The position being advertised will be involved in one or more Department of Energy funded projects focusing on building tools and infrastructure for management, analysis, integration and mining of biological data. Current representative projects include https://cbi.ornl.gov and https://kbase.us.

Prior experience with open-source software is strongly preferred. Including links to public code repositories is strongly recommended.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop bioinformatics workflows and web-enabled software for biological data analysis and data mining. Work with other researchers in the group to Integrate experimental data with existing data derived from the model organism databases. Implement this software in a production setting, including integration with query builders and visualization tools; build test suites and document technical details. Collaborate with researchers and contribute to publications.

REQUIREMENTS

A BS degree in Computer Science or related field or an equivalent amount of experience. Requires a minimum of three years' experience in software application development and programming. Must have proven expertise in building robust software in a multi-developer environment. Must be capable of leading more junior developers.

PREFERENCES

MS degree in Computer Science or related field and 1+ years experience, jQuery, d3, Docker, Python/, Java, R/Bioconductor, MongoDB, git and familiarity with software tools for omics data analysis and integration.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV and a cover letter via https://hr.utk.edu. Cover letter should detail experience with building an open source biological data analysis and data integration system.

For more information: Inquiries about this position should be directed to Priya Ranjan at pranjan[at]utk.edu.

POLICY

EEO/AA Statement /Non-Discrimination StatementThe University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), ADEA (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.

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