Assistant Professor of the Practice in Bioinformatics

at  University of Notre Dame

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE IN BIOINFORMATICS

Location: Notre Dame
Open Date: Mar 07, 2024
Deadline: Apr 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame seeks a broadly trained and innovative bioinformatician at the Assistant Professor of the Practice level to contribute to service in the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility (GBCF), and to teach courses and workshops in computation and genomics. This non-tenure track position is available starting fall semester 2024, and is renewable and expected to be a long-term, continuing position with opportunities for promotion.
The successful candidate will join a vigorous and growing genomics community anchored by the Department of Biological Sciences and distributed across the Colleges of Science and Engineering. The GBCF is a central component of this community with a mission to facilitate genomics research on the Notre Dame campus. The successful candidate will work closely with the GBCF staff to provide bioinformatic and computational consultation, expertise, and infrastructure to support faculty research. This role includes developing working relationships with faculty, exploring possible avenues for novel bioinformatics research, as well as providing basic bioinformatic services and project consultation. The successful candidate will also develop and deliver courses and workshops to enhance the educational infrastructure in bioinformatics based on departmental needs and the applicant’s area of expertise. Courses may range from basic computation literacy to advanced undergraduate/graduate level genomics analysis. While this position will be service and teaching oriented, the candidate will also have opportunities to engage in collaborative and independent research.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in biological sciences, computer science, or related field and experience teaching bioinformatics. Excellent communication skills, and familiarity with the analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data are required. The successful candidate will have experience with one or more of the following areas of analysis: epigenomics, proteomics, genome assembly, population genomics, microbial diversity, comparative phylogenomics, GWAS, single-cell and spatial genomics, and/or network analysis. Strong candidates will also have a solid understanding of data management practices, common software handling paradigms (e.g. conda, modules, containers), linux command line, common genomic data formats (gff, vcf, sam, etc). Broad experience troubleshooting genomic analysis and software and experience with permissions (both unix and ACLs) will be advantageous. Strong candidates will also have experience teaching computational biology or bioinformatics in the classroom or in workshops.
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This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.

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