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BACKGROUND

A position for abioinformatics programmer is available at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute to work on a large-scale epigenomics study of human disease, with particular focus on neuropsychiatric disorders including depression and autism. This project involves combining genomics, genetics, and clinical data. It will use pipelines to other large databases such as GenBank combined with extensive in-house data generation to store and analyze information on epigenetic disease profiles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of bioinformatics programmer will be to develop data analysis pipelines and exchanges with other biological databases as well as web-based interfaces to our in-house database.

REQUIREMENTS/PREFERENCES

his position requires a bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science with a Bioinformatics background or Bioinformatics with a strong Computer Science component. The successful candidate must have excellent Java and Perl programming skills as well as experience working with BioPerl. Solid background in mySQL, relational databases, and HTML/XML is also required. Familiarity with Unix operating systems and experience with version control systems (ideally CVS) is highly desirable. Systems administration skills Candidates should have at least basic knowledge of molecular and developmental biology. Strong written and oral communication skills plus the ability to work well independently and as part of a team are essential. All applicants must currently be eligible to work in the U.S.

LOCALE: New York, NY, USA

COMPENSATION

Commensurate with qualification and experience.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your resume and cover letter to Fatemeh Haghighi at fgh3[at]columbia.edu.

DEADLINE: None

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