BACKGROUND

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a world-renowned research and educational institution with innovative research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities. Additional information about CSHL and the Watson School can be obtained at http://www.cshl.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking a motivated computational biologist to lead its Bioinformatics Shared Resource. The Bioinformatics Shared Resource interacts with CSHL experimentalists and provides bioinformatics support for cancer related research, including microarray data analysis, DNA sequencing data analysis, motif discovery and regulatory network study. The Laboratory has a substantial program in cutting-edge Next Generation DNA sequencing, and the Bioinformatics Shared Resource is an integral component of this program. The Bioinformatics Manager will contribute to these projects and will oversee an existing group of outstanding computational scientists.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics or biology with demonstrable computational skills and at least two years post-doctoral experience. Candidates should be familiar with widely used biology databases and bioinformatics methods, and with at least two of the following programming languages: C/C++, Perl, Python, CGI, MySQL. Experience with database management, web page development and web server management is required. Excellent supervisory and management skills are required, as well as communication and writing skills.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a brief description of research interests and career goals, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: bioinformatics09[at]cshl.edu.

Website: http://www.cshl.edu

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

ARTICLE: Position # 472

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer.