Postdoctoral Associate - Bioinformatics Education - Baylor College of Medicine

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Postdoctoral Associate - Bioinformatics Education - Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas, USA

Molecular Virology and Microbiology

Houston, Texas, USA

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has a postdoctoral position available in the laboratory of Dr. Erik Wright, who recently joined the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology (MVM). The length of the fellowship is for four years. As part of the Fundamentals in Bioinformatics (Fun In Bio ) program, the Postdoctoral Associate will develop and present innovative bioinformatics educational materials to postdoctoral scientists and early career faculty in biological fields.

The Fun In Bio  curriculum surrounds a community science project about the environmental component of antibiotic resistance. This position provides an exceptional opportunity to hone teaching skills, master bioinformatics, and benefit the scientific community.

• Develops and conducts a curriculum tailored to training biologists in bioinformatics.
• Participates in iterative content revision based on participant feedback.
• Hones teaching through in-person cohort sessions, at the Texas Medical Center or in the regional area.
• Creates compelling online documentation for teaching bioinformatics.
• Prepares survey reports, summaries, lesson plans, and perform quantitative analyses of outcomes.
• Contributes to preparation of scientific articles reporting program findings, and present results at conferences such as ISMB (Education/Outreach tracks).
• Maintains high level professional expertise through familiarity with the current scientific literature.
• Interacts with facilitators in related programs, such as the Bioconductor project, Evolving
  
  STEM, or SEA-PHAGES.
• Supports the Fun In Bio  program and lab.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

• MD or Ph.D. in biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, biomedical engineering, genomics, genetics, biotechnology, evolution, ecology, systems biology, epidemiology, biomedicine, or a related field.
• Experience as an instructor or teaching assistant.
• Strong interest in teaching and adult pedagogy is desired.
• Demonstrable programming abilities is a plus.