Research Assistant

at  University of Alberta

POSITION SUMMARY

The position assists Dr. Aminpour with activities necessary for the research of the Aminpour lab, including working on grant applications, working on projects, doing software programming, dealing with issues related to lab software and hardware resources, training lab members, monitoring lab accounts, setting up lab meetings, and other activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Computer Systems Technology Diploma with 3 years experience working in a bioinformatics and drug design lab. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Strong skills and experience in quantitative data analysis; knowledge of Python required.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize work effectively.
• Able to perform searches on databases, websites, etc. to support project activities; experience with literature reviews.
• Experience writing successful grant applications.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Excellent spelling, grammar, editing, and proof reading skills.
• Keeps up to date on research, leading practices, and trends in the specialty disciplines.
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• Working on grant applications which involves identifying relevant funding opportunities and keeping track of deadlines.
• Working on lab projects; Reading literature and examining and testing published software code (on GitHub, etc).
• Managing allocations and jobs on Digital Research Alliance of Canada clusters.
• Managing the site license for the Molecular Operating Environment software.
• Monitoring lab funding accounts by checking on eTRAC that the expenses reported on lab speed codes are correct; creating budgets for lab expenses.
• Assisting Dr. Arminpour with creating course materials and setting up content on eClass.