RESPONSIBILITIES

The Center for Infection and Immunity at the Mailman School of Public Health has an immediate opening for a Sr. Programmer/Analyst . The successful applicant will provide bioinformatics support for ongoing research (multiple projects) in virus pathogen detection and discovery in a large and dynamic laboratory.

REQUIREMENTS

The candidate must have a basic knowledge of genetics and molecular biology (at least 2 university level courses in biology/molecular biology) as well as practical knowledge of major bioinformatics tools and resources: NCBI, GenBank, BLAST, PDB, etc. The position requires the ability to work in Unix environments and at least one year of academic or industrial experience working with scripting languages, such as C Shell, Perl, or Python. Desired qualifications include: applied mathematics/statistics/biostatistics background and experience in C++ (object oriented) programming. The candidate will directly supervise the activities of a Programmer Analyst. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 4 years experience. MS preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be submitted via Columbia's online hiring system: http://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=131807

POLICY

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.