BACKGROUND:
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi is seeking a Bioinformatics Specialist in support of the Bioinformatics Core at the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences.
JABSOM is ranked at No. 64 in research, and in #24 in Primary Care in 2022 Best Medical School Rankings. For the second time in 5 years JABSOM ranked in the top 25 for “Best Medical School” by the U.S. News & World Report. Today, JABSOM is tied with Dartmouth College (NH), the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Vermont. Our Bioinformatics core also supports the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center which is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the supervisor, the candidates will apply or develop bioinformatics methods to conduct integrative analyses of high-throughput, microarray, next- and third-generation sequencing "omics" data, including data from genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics experiments. Interacts closely with physician scientists and bioscience researchers to facilitate precision medicine development by interpreting vast amounts of "omics" and clinical data. Assists in the preparation of grant applications. Write peer-reviewed abstracts and publications. Contributes to data management and research methods development. Conduct other duties as assigned.
COMPENSATION
Competitive scholarship will be provided. Full tuition fee will be waived.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Bachelor or Master degree from an accredited college or university in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or a related field
2. Excellent MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Qualtrics skills
3. Experience using Statistics and bioinformatics software and pipelines
4. Course learning of biostatistics and bioinformatics
5. Some experience for biology data processing
6. Demonstrated experience in one programming language
7. Excellent oral and written communication
8. Strong interpersonal skills
9. Responsible, organized, dependable, and efficient
10. Foreign students need to pass English proficiency test
PREFERENCES
1. Experience working in bioinformatics projects
2. Experience with database development
3. Experience in UNIX-like operating systems
4. Experience with high-performance computing environments
Send your cover letter, resume (with English proficiency test score for foreign students only), and reference names to dengy@hawaii.edu.