Job Description:

• Leads bioinformatic viral genomic analysis and research, including assembly, annotation, data mining, and metadata curation.
• Conducts phylogenomics and structural biology research independently and presents findings to the team and research community.
• Developing AI models to predict metadata and experimental outcomes.
• Presents research findings at conferences, seminars, and scientific journals.
• Collaborates closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive innovation in the field.
• Serves as a resource for collecting data and performing analysis. Facilitates and promotes a research project by providing scientific or intellectual information.
• Develops laboratory protocols and training on new techniques. Manage, analyze and make recommendations on complex data sets for research.
• Creates first drafts for scientific writing and publications, including protocols and grants.
• Trains and mentors laboratory personnel.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• PhD degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or biology.

Experience:

• Expertise in bioinformatics and AI techniques to tackle research challenges in virology and vaccine development.

• Strong background in virology or viral bioinformatics.

• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis workflows.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in bioinformatics analysis techniques and tools.

• Familiarity with computational algorithms for DNA sequence alignment and polymorphism detection.

• Fluency in Python, with experience in Perl recommended.

• Familiarity with Unix command line environment.

• Familiarity with AI based techniques is preferred.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

• References Contact Information (3)(required)

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