Computational Genomics Analyst

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is seeking to fill a Computational Genomics Analyst position as part of our growing bioinformatics team. The Computational Genomics Analyst will work in advancing genomics and bioinformatics research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The analyst will provide bioinformatics support to UT investigators driving innovation in genomics and transcriptomics research projects. The candidate will provide bioinformatic and computational consultation and expertise to support student, staff, and faculty researchers, performing bioinformatics analysis to a broad base of research needs (genome assembly, functional/structural annotation, variant calling, population genetics, transcriptomics; etc.). In addition, the candidate will provide custom analysis, contributing to the development of bioinformatics pipelines, and management of large-scale genomic data sets across multiple biocomputing resources. While this position is support oriented, the candidate will also have opportunities to engage in collaborative and independent research and to participate in and lead peer reviewed publications.