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  • [Photo] Kaylyn West • June 24, 2022

    BACKGROUND

    HHMI is currently seeking a Computational Biologist, Bioinformatics for a full-time opportunity to join the ancient DNA research laboratory of Professor David Reich at Harvard Medical School.

    The Ancient DNA Laboratory focuses on research studying the genetic history of people who lived up to 20,000 years ago. It is comprised of a wet laboratory, housed within Harvard Medical School's Department of Genetics and a computational genetics research group, housed within both the Harvard Medical School's (HMS) Department of Genetics and the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology within Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). The research involves building an ancient DNA atlas of humanity, making ancient DNA accessible to archaeologists, leveraging ancient DNA to understand human adaptation, and leveraging an understanding of population history to reduce suffering and disease.

    For more information, please visit https://reich.hms.harvard.edu. An article on our ancient DNA work can be found here https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/science/david-reich-human-migrations.html.

    We are seeking a detail-oriented, passionate problem solver who loves science and is excited to contribute to research projects by supporting the organization and pipeline processing of ancient DNA data in our informatics team. We are open to a range of candidates from recent college graduates to more experienced scientists – the chosen candidate's salary will be commensurate with their level of education, skills, and experience. This would be an excellent opportunity for a candidate who is looking to contribute to cutting-edge research and work with a medium-sized, highly collaborative group for at least 2 years, and who is looking to train with experts in the field. We also are flexible to allow for some remote work if desired.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Support the organization and pipeline processing of ancient DNA data, both internally and externally generated
    • Develop metrics and techniques to improve production as needed
    • Assist staff scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students affiliated with the Ancient DNA Laboratory with miscellaneous computational tasks associated with their research – this includes, but is not limited to, building custom one-off research tools/workflows and working collaboratively to provide results, training others, running queries
    • Work with and extend current protocols under the supervision of senior researchers

    REQUIREMENTS

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computational biology, informatics, and/or data science
    • Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Perl
    • Proficiency with Linux/Unix
    • Excellent organizational skills
    • Excellent written, documentation, and oral communication skills
    • Ability to multi-task

    PREFERENCES

    Familiarity with Bash or shell language

    High-Performance computing experience would be a plus

    LOCATION

    Boston, MA, USA

    COMPENSATION

    Competitive with great benefits

    HOW TO APPLY

    Apply online: https://hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Computational-Biologist--Bioinformatics---Reich-Laboratory_R-1309

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