Post Doctoral.Post Doctoral.Associate

The Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, is seeking to hire a Post Doctoral Associate.

Required skills:

* At least two years of experience in the analysis of NGS data for bacterial or fungal pathogens that are pathogenic to humans, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans or C. glabrata

* Experience with molecular genomic epidemiology of bacterial or fungal pathogens, including studies of resistance; * Experience with a variety of next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, including PacBio, Illumina, and Ion Torrent;

* Experience with the bacterial or fungal pathogenesis

* Experience with NGS data assembly, annotation, sequence alignment, and phylogenetic/SNP analysis using software tools including HierarchicalGenomeAssembly Process (HGAP), Celera, Mira, Mauve, PhyML, SplitsTree, ClonalFrame, GLC Genomics Workbench, BWA, VCFtools, arbor and GATK, and tools available on the PubMLST website.

Analysis of research data:

* Collect, store, and maintain research data on file and in the database;

* Extract relevant research data and analyze using appropriate analytic tools;

* Perform comprehensive analysis of bacterial or fungal NGS data;

* Constantly evaluate new research tools as they become available for possible inclusion in the lab;

* Ensure integrity of research data by regular maintenance and calibration of equipment and auditing of data collection processes.

Development of research interests:

* Participate in research projects being carried out within the lab;

* Keep abreast of new research by reading journals, attending meetings, and keeping in contact with local research groups with similar interests; * Identify new research questions arising from or related to current studies;

* Formulate strategies for answering these questions - research new techniques evaluate new NGS technologies and analytic processes; * Propose research projects based on these strategies;

* Apply for research grant funding.

Report and disseminate research knowledge:

* Prepare abstracts, posters, and presentations for local, national, and international conferences and meetings;

* Write papers for research journals

Degree requirements: Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, or related field

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