ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY
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Budget Title: |
Senior Scientific
Programmer |
Posting No:
R09-43 |
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Descriptive Title: |
Director of
Bioinformatics Research |
Grade: E.79 |
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Department: |
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Reports to: Associate
Head of Nanobioscience |
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DOE |
FLSA Status: Exempt |
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Employment
is with the Research Foundation of SUNY, a private, nonprofit, educational
corporation that administers sponsored program activity for the University at
Description
of Duties: The Director of
Bioinformatics Research duties will include, but not be limited to: advanced
and general bioinformatics support, including software development,
management, use and guidance; database development and implementation; system
administration. Minimum Qualifications:
A Master’s degree in computer science
or related field from a college or university accredited by the US Department
of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization; AND a
minimum of 5 years experience with Java (including JSP, EJB), SQL, JDBC, UML,
HTML, multithreaded and distributed programming, and LINUX. Must have experience with Linux, SVN and MySQL administration.
Candidate must have a firm knowledge of post transcriptional
regulatory mechanisms, particularly RNA binding proteins, their recognition
motifs and miRNA; extensive knowledge of structural
RNA, including non-canonical base pairing and three way junctions; experience
with RNA secondary structure prediction tools (i.e., RNAFold
/ MFold), motif definition and pattern searching
algorithms (i.e., PatSearch) and miRNA target prediction tools (RNAHybrid,
MiRanda, etc.).
Candidate must have understanding of Microarray and sequencing
technologies and analysis; basic knowledge of statistics; should be
comfortable with PERL and C/C++; general aptitude for biology and natural
sciences. Candidate must be able to
effectively communicate verbally and in written form. Must have experience reading and writing
scientific literature. Candidates must
be able to address in their applications their ability to work with
culturally diverse populations. Preferred
Qualifications: Ph.D. degree in computer science
related field Notes: Position contingent on the availability of
funding. |
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Persons interested in the above position
should submit a resume, three work-related references, along with a letter of
application to:
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Terry Kremer |
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Search for Director
of Bioinformatics Research |
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CSNEHR@uamail.albany.edu |
Closing date for receipt of applications: Until
position is filled
The Research
Foundation of SUNY, an EEO/AA/IRCA/ADA employer, offers exceptional benefits
such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance
and long-term disability insurance. The University at