Post-Doctoral Fellow

Post-Doctoral Fellow

This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

Posting Summary

Posting Number - TMP
00286PO21

Job Code Title
- Post Doctoral Fellow

Advertised Title
- Post-Doctoral Fellow

Campus
- Columbia

College/Division
- College of Engineering and Computing

Department - CEC Computer Science and Engineering

Salary
- Salary commensurate with education and experience

Location of Vacancy

Part/Full Time
- Full Time

Hours per Week - 37.5

Work Schedule
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Job Search Category
- Post-doctoral

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Position Description

Advertised

Job Summary
- The Department of Computer Science and Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computing seeks to fill position of Post-Doctoral Fellow. The primary purpose of this position is to assist Professor Valafar, Associate Chair of Research and Associate Infrastructure Director, in completing the objectives of the Bioinformatics Core in the context of the INBRE project. These tasks include analysis of genomic data, development of analysis pipeline, maintenance of genomic data, design and deliver short courses with a focus on Bioinformatics topics.

Qualifications
- PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, or any related field.

Job Duties

Job Duty
- Performs Bioinformatics data analyses

Essential Function
- Yes

Percentage of Time - 30

Job Duty
- Conducts Bioinformatics research and development

Essential Function
- Yes

Percentage of Time - 30

Job Duty
- Develops and delivers Bioinformatics related curricula and workshops

Essential Function
- Yes

Percentage of Time - 20

Job Duty
- Conducts independent research and displays professional growth

Essential Function
- Yes

Percentage of Time - 20

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies - 1

Desired Start Date - 03/01/2021

Proposed End Date

Job Open Date - 02/01/2021

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled
- Yes

Special Instructions to Applicant
- This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

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