Opportunity: Senior BIOINFORMATICS Analyst at Northwestern University--Chicago, IL (US)

Lin • September 15, 2005

Opportunity: Senior BIOINFORMATICS Analyst at Northwestern University--Chicago, IL (US)

BACKGROUND:
The Bioinformatics Core of Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Ph.D. or M.S. scientist to provide bioinformatics support for a wide range of biomedical research projects, including studies employing microarrays, proteomics, and other genome-scale approaches. The ideal candidate would have experience with microarray and/or proteomics data analysis, and computer programming in R, Java or MatLab. High-Dimensional Data Mining and Digital Signal Processing skills are desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate must be self motivated and will interact on a daily basis with the members of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Analyst will also interact with a diverse group of prominent life science researchers both internal and external to Northwestern. The responsibilities of the Analyst will be to work with a broad network of life science researchers on problems related to data handling, analysis, data interpretation, and system design. Successful applicants will have demonstrated excellence in bioinformatics, data analysis, systems design, team driven scientific software development, genomics, or informatics.

REQUIREMENTS:
1) Quantitative Science skills
2) Technical Writing skills

PREFERENCES:
A PhD in EE, CS, Statistics or the life sciences including related fields such as Math, Physics and Chemistry with three years of significant, continuous postgraduate experience in systems design, scientific software projects, statistics or informatics is required. Experience in microarray or proteomic data analysis and R is a plus. Experience in an academic computing environment would be helpful but not required. Experience in an academic biological research laboratory would also be helpful but is not required.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your CV to nubioinfjobs[at]yahoo.com

DEADLINE:
Open until filled

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