BACKGROUND

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, organize, prioritize and complete assigned tasks and projects in a timely manner. Frequently and clearly communicate tasks or project status to collaborators and customers to either set or negotiate expectations.

• Work with other KBase project members to plan and implement User Interfaces, APIs, and Data Standards for linking core resources and databases in the KBase.
• Work closely with users of the analysis software to ensure that their needs are being met. Work with users to test and debug applications. Prepare presentations and papers for internal use, conferences, and peer-reviewed publication. Maintain accurate documentation and source-code control for all work-product.

• Play the lead role and make sound judgments while coordinating with the PI and other members of group in designing, developing, and distributing software for genomic analysis, systems biology analysis including metabolism, analysis of microbial community structure and function, and sophisticated data analysis leveraging such tools as the MicrobesOnline, metaMicrobesOnline, and GLAMM websites and databases. Define software requirements and take a lead role in determining the week-to-week direction of the work. Identify problems and recommend viable solutions to software and data management issues.

• Providing supervision and training to other members of the group. Provide leadership and guidance for motivating/coordinating developers to adhere to standards, integrate their projects, and develop towards stakeholder needs including demonstrations for DOE and the community, and solving scientific problems of stakeholders. Participate in the recruitment, hiring, and performance evaluation of a variety of scientific, technical and professional staff.

REQUIREMENTS

• Essential Qualifications for all levels: Demonstrated skills, knowledge and work experience in engineering, computer science, and biology especially in regard to functional and/or comparative genomics, microbial ecology, genetic networks, metabolic engineering, systems biology, and/or synthetic biology
• Demonstrated experience with problem solving in computational biology
• Experience in bioinformatics software design and engineering, mathematical analysis and comparative and functional genomics
• Experience with developing applications to display/visualize scientific (preferably biological) data
• Experience with a code management system, preferably CVS or SVN
• Must posses both high analytical skills and programming skills (language unspecified but prefer C, C++, or Java and Perl or Python), when working with projects of moderate scope where data requires a review of identifiable factors.
• Ability to creatively work with problems in comparative and functional microbial genomics and network biology, exercising judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with ability to accomplish goals as a team member
• Ability to collaborate with a team of scientists
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with programmers, engineers, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduates from diverse backgrounds
• Must have ability to handle multiple projects and tasks

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years related experience

• Five years of experience developing software in a research or technical filed or for scientific applications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years experience developing software in a research or technical field or for scientific applications

PREFERENCES

• Masters degree or higher (PhD preferred) in computational biology, microbiology and bio- or chemical engineering discipline
• Familiarity with online public sequence and microbiology databases
• Familiarity with genome sequence data and analysis
• Familiarity with metabolic pathways and enzymology
• Coursework in microbiology, genetics or general biology
• Experience with tools such as Matlab and Mathematica
• GUI design and usability testing experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with AJAX and javascript or other dynamic, interactive web based applications
• Familiarity with concepts inherent in developing data standards
• Experience writing shell scripts

HOW TO APPLY

POLICY