Temporary Professional – Computational Bioinformatics

About the Department

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The Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) focuses on the role of commensal bacteria in enhancing disease resistance and is using genomic and metabolomic platforms to characterize the microbiome and its metabolites. Computational and bioinformatic expertise is required to understand how commensal bacteria impact human health. Bioinformaticians in the DFI perform genomic analyses including genome assembly and annotation and working with computational software programs to analyze microbial genome sequences and characterizing their metabolite utilization and secretion.

Job Information​
 

Job Summary:

The job provides basic technical support related to scientific research projects. The position analyzes data and writes weekly reports.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of scalable computational infrastructure and data platforms to support the DFI scientific research projects.

• Develop bioinformatics pipelines using Nextflow as a proof-of-concept for automation, reproducibility, and provenance. 

• Contribute to the development of an integrated knowledgebase (Relational Database) integrating different omic data types and clinical data.

• Develop Python and Javascript libraries for the visualization of microbiome/metagenome, metabolome and other omic datatypes generated at the DFI.

• Develop Python/Flask based Webapp backend to build and support web application exploring DFI data.

Competencies:

• Cloud Engineering, Bioinformatics tools, Software Engineering tools.

• Analytical skills.

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).

• Works effectively as part of a team.

Additional Requirements​​
 

Education, Experience, or Certifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED required.

• College student in Applied Mathematics, AI, Machine Learning or Software Engineering, preferred.

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience in the related field required.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Office environment.

Required Documents:

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Benefit Eligibility​
 

No

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
 

No

Pay Frequency​
 

Hourly

Pay Range
 

Depends on Qualifications

Scheduled Weekly Hours​
 

40

Union​
 

Non-Union

Job is Exempt
 

No

Drug Test Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Health Screen Required

No

Remove from Posting On or Before​
 

2023-10-21

Posting Statement:​​
 

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