Senior Research Specialist

Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Dr. David Ussery,

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am - 5 : 00pm

Appointment Length

Regular Continuous / Until Further Notice

Hiring Range

$45,000 - $65,000

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration please include resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

The selected candidate will be an integral member of our research team, primarily responsible for the execution, maintenance, and improvement of computational pipelines used for high-throughput comparison and analysis of genomic data. This is a dry-lab position focused on leveraging bioinformatics tools and workflows to facilitate genomic research and discovery.

This is a full-time position; every full-time employee receives a full benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement, 13 paid holidays (including one full week off around Christmas / New Year’s), paid annual and sick leave, and more. You also have free access to OSU’s gym and fitness centers, employee assistance program, and free professional development through main campus’s human resources department.

Will run and maintain computational pipelines for high-throughput comparison of genomes, as well as keeping up-to-date local copies of databases (., GenBank). Bioinformatics experience is necessary, as well as knowledge of basic molecular biology. This position is for an enthusiastic person with a passion for applying computational methods to biological problems. The selected candidate will run and maintain computational pipelines for high-throughput comparison of genomes, as well as keeping up-to-date local copies of databases (., GenBank).

Bioinformatics experience is necessary, as well as knowledge of basic molecular biology. The opportunity exists for co-author on several scientific publications. Successful candidates will provide assistance to systems biology work in the Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary of Medicine at OSU.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's

Five years of laboratory research experience -or- a master’s degree and two years of demonstrated laboratory experience

(degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)

Preferred Qualifications

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Computational Biology or related field