Research Specialist II
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Job Title
Research Specialist IIAgency
Texas A&M UniversityDepartment
ChemistryProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Glimpse of the Job
Are you passionate about bioinformatics and eager to work with cuttingedge computational tools The Department of Chemistry at the Hagler Lab is seeking a highly specialized Bioinformatics Software Specialist to join our team. In this role you will implement and support advanced computational pipelines for RNA structural analysis utilizing the SEISMICRNA processing pipeline and the SEISMICGRAPH visualization toolkit. These tools are designed to enable highresolution interpretation of chemical probing data for RNA structure at scale. You will integrate SEISMICRNA into our labs data analysis workflows and customize SEISMICGRAPH to accommodate unique experimental designs. Additionally you will develop internal web applications to facilitate access to and interpretation of highthroughput sequencing data outputs. If you have deep fluency with these tools and are excited about contributing to innovative research we encourage you to apply and become a part of our scientific community.
Opportunities to Contribute
Implement and maintain SEISMICRNA processing pipelines for RNA sequencing data.
Customize SEISMICGraph a Pythonbased visualization library for labspecific applications.
Compute RNA metrics and develop custom analysis workflows.
Ensure documentation and reproducibility of code and analysis.
Collaborate on experimental design data interpretation and tool improvement.
Generate visualizations and prepare publication figures.
Develop and maintain training materials for external users.
Train students and staff to interpret research results.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Six years of related specialized experience.
A wellqualified candidate will also possess
Familiarity with RNA structure probing methods including DMSMaPseq and related approaches.
Experience deploying applications in cloud environments (e.g. Google Cloud Platform).
Extensive experience working with SEISMICRNA and SEISMICGraph including detailed knowledge of their internal data structures and Python codebases.
Familiarity with highthroughput sequencing data particularly mutational profiling using chemical probes like DMS.
Experience creating scientific figures and visualizations for publication.
Strong programming skills in Python.
Ability to work independently and communicate clearly in a remote setting.
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate based on the selected hires education and experience.
Special Note: Due to this positions salary having all or a portion of it being funded by grants or contracts the continuing salary and overall employment is contingent upon availability of these funds in the position could require exportcontrol authorization prior to starting employment.
What You Need to Do
Apply! Submit a resume/cv and cover letter. These documents will help us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.
Why Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect Excellence Leadership Loyalty Integrity and Selfless Service.
Texas A&M Universitys Department of Chemistry is a cadre of faculty staff graduate students postdoctoral fellows academic advisors scientific and technical staff who have a shared purpose of translating our passion for chemistry to young scholars at all levels in many scientific fields. To learn more please visit our website: are a prestigious university with strong traditions Core Values and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university such as sporting and cultural events stateoftheart recreation facilities the Bush Library and Museum and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable costofliving and no long commutes.
Medical prescription drug dental vision life and AD&D flexible spending accounts and longterm disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining webinars and limited financial support to attend conferences workshops and more
Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Living Well a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees for employees
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
