RESPONSIBILITIES

The ideal candidate will have strong bioinformatics skills and some level of practical (bench) skills in molecular biology and microbiology. The position entails participation in experimental studies to examine the physiological response of marine mixotrophic algae to various environmental cues. The candidate will work closely with team members and be responsible for generating and reporting quality assured transcriptomic data and also developing and troubleshooting genomic analytical protocols. Key activities of the candidate will be maintaining computational infrastructure (server maintenance and access), establishing bioinformatics routines for data management, and statistical analysis of high throughput data.

REQUIREMENTS

Master's degree in Bioinformatics/Computer science/Computer Engineering preferred, or equivalent bioinformatics work experience.

TERMS

Full Time with benefits

LOCALE

Department of Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

COMPENSATION

Negotiable

HOW TO APPLY

USC jobs Web site: http://capsnet.usc.edu/ers/. Please reference requisition #013992.

Contact for More Information:
Profs. Karla Heidelberg (kheidelb[at]usc.edu) or David Caron (dcaron[at]usc.edu).

DEADLINE

Open until filled