The new Great Lakes Genomics Center at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences, is seeking a highly qualified individual to assist in providing bioinformatics support for functional, comparative, and environmental genomics projects. This individual will assist in developing our bioinformatics capabilies, develop of project-specific bioinformatics (computational and database) tools in conjunction with Faculty, Students, and Academic Staff, provide training and technical support for bioinformatics software, analyze genomic and sequence data, oversee computational and informatics resources including software and hardware, assist in preparation of manuscripts, reports, web-based public databases, and funding proposals.
We seek an individual with at minimum a bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, molecular biology or related field and two years experience in multiple sequence alignment (preferably with high-throughput sequencing data), management of large datasets, and experience with gene and protein prediction, neural network analysis, and analysis of microarray data.Experience in programming with Perl, BioPerl or other programming related to sequence analysis, statistical packages (such as R or MATLAB). Familiarity with UNIX environments and computing clusters. Application Procedures: Applicants must apply online by visiting https://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/7939. All applicants must submit a cover letter outlining qualifications and interests, along with a resume that includes names of three references that can speak to the applicant’s abilities, and contact information for all three references. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Rebecca Klaper, Ph.D. Shaw Associate Professor School of Freshwater Sciences University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
