Post Doctoral Scholar

The Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

3d • $62,232 - $63,480 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Microbiology within the College of Arts and Sciences seeks a Post Doctoral Scholar to perform independent research in genome-resolved virome and microbiome informatics. The new hire would join the Sullivan Lab to develop new capabilities that would feed into the Center of Microbiome Science and it’s Microbiome Platform capabilities. The Post Doctoral Scholar is expected to lead analyses critical to the virome/microbiome research program and to take initiative in contributing to advancing community metabolic modeling in microbiomes, curate under-documented informatic workflows, and advance AI-powered analytics including new methods applications and development to augment current OSU Microbiome Platform capabilities. Duties will include tracking literature for relevant innovation opportunities in data analyses, developing science around such opportunities, communicating such resulting science via professional computational repositories, conferences/workshops and/or peer-reviewed journal publications. Towards the Center of Microbiome Science, additional duties will include contributing to Microbiome Platform capabilities, assisting with extramural funding proposals, mentoring students and supporting group activities through collaborative service work.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree in Computer Science and/or Microbiome Science or a related area required.
• Demonstrated experience in genome-resolved virome and/or microbiome informatics required.

Nice To Haves

• Research interest in systems-level mechanistic understanding in complex communities is desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent research in genome-resolved virome and microbiome informatics.
• Develop new capabilities for the Center of Microbiome Science and its Microbiome Platform.
• Lead analyses critical to the virome/microbiome research program.
• Contribute to advancing community metabolic modeling in microbiomes.
• Curate under-documented informatic workflows.
• Advance AI-powered analytics, including new methods applications and development, to augment current OSU Microbiome Platform capabilities.
• Track literature for relevant innovation opportunities in data analyses.
• Develop science around identified innovation opportunities.
• Communicate resulting science via professional computational repositories, conferences/workshops, and/or peer-reviewed journal publications.
• Contribute to Microbiome Platform capabilities.
• Assist with extramural funding proposals.
• Mentor students.
• Support group activities through collaborative service work.

Benefits

• The pay range for this job profile is $62,232 - $63,480. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree