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Position Summary:

• Performs research with a focus on investigating microbial metabolic mechanisms associated with the maintenance of dental or systemic health.
• Applies meta-transcriptomics and genome wide association computational approaches to correlate genes with health assoicated phenotypes.
• Processes and analyzes large sequence datasets.
• Assists with the preparation of grant proposals, presentations and publications.
• Develops and submits his/her own NIH training (K) proposal.
• Actively seeks new collaborative projects within the department and externally.
• Supervises the undergraduate or master's or other graduate students.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. in molecular and computational biology, genomics, molecular epidemiology, or a related field.
• Experience with analyzing next-generation sequence data, omics analysis (in particular amplicon sequencing, whole genome sequencing, RNAseq and metabolomic data), and gene expression data.

Special Conditions:

• Will be trained in multiple bioinformatic approaches.

Posting Number: 22ST0057

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