Research Assistant / Research Associate, Division of Research & Innovation

Wayne State University • Detroit, MI

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant / Research Associate, Division of Research & Innovation at its Detroit campus location. Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society. Position Purpose: To provide informatics support users of the Wayne State University cores.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, biology, chemistry, or a related field is appropriate for Research Assistant.
• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, biostatistics, biology, chemistry, or a related field is appropriate for Research Associate.
• Intermediate (3 – 4 years of job-related experience).
• Proficiency in a scripting language (Perl/Python).
• Robust knowledge of R and Unix commands.
• Demonstrated statistics skills.
• Ability to integrate complex data to answer informatics research questions.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with protein analysis is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Bioinformatics support for Genome Sciences Core (GSC) services including alignment, count tabulation, differential analyses of transcriptomics and methylation, variant detection, metagenomics, and single-cell RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) sequencing (scRNA-seq – Single Cell Ribonucleic Acid sequencing) analysis.
• Targeted bioinformatics analysis on funded research projects.
• Communicate project progress and results with Genome Sciences Core (GSC} users.
• Investigate and implement updated pipelines to address research questions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level