Postdoc Fellow - Animal Breeding and Genetics Bioinformatician
Postdoc Fellow - Animal Breeding and Genetics Bioinformatician
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Position Title:
Postdoc Fellow Animal Breeding and Genetics (Bioinformatician)Appointment Type:
Post Doc/TraineeJob Description:
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work on the analysis and integration of genomic and epigenetic data generated by the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) projects to identify cisregulatory regions and evaluate their potential impact of phenotypes using genomic prediction and comparative sequence analyses. The successful candidate will lead projects and participate as part of a team of geneticists and bioinformaticians within the Animal Breeding and Genetics group at ISU. For additional information please contact: Dr. James Koltes:
The duties of the job are:
- Development and testing of pipelines for the analysis of highthroughput genomics and epigenetics data.
- Conduct genomic selection and genomewide association (GWA) analyses to integrate functional genomics and GWAS data.
- Collaborate with other bioinformatics to help test and develop webbased bioinformatics tools.
- Develop online and inperson training materials including workshops to educate community members on how to use bioinformatics tools and resources developed in this project.
- Lead communications (meetings) with collaborators to ensure research progress.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in bioinformatics or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience with Next Generation Sequencing data analysis and/or experience in genomic selection
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated knowledge of current best practices in epigenetic and transcriptomic data analysis
- Experience in UNIX and R programming and highperformance computing
- Demonstrated skills in computer programming with at least one scripting language (Python Perl Julia or similar)
- Experience in developing web applications on a server
- Experience with MySQL database software
- Experience with comparative genomic data analysis/genomic breeding value estimation
- Demonstrated experience utilizing computer programming to analyze biological data
Proposed Start Date:
July 1 2025Proposed End Date or Length of Term:
June 30 2026Number of Months Employed Per Year:
Time Type:
Full timeApplication Instructions:
To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
1 Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2 Letter of Application/Cover Letter
If you have questions regarding this application process please email or callor Toll Free:.
Why Choose ISU
Iowa State Postdocs enjoy comprehensive health and worklife benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing Program
Original Posting Date:
April 11 2025Posting Close Date:
May 2 2025Job Requisition Number:
R16805Employment Type
Full-Time
