Job Description
The O’Brien lab is seeking to welcome a postdoctoral research associate to the group who specializes in bioinformatics and computational biology with experience analyzing microbiome sequencing datasets. This researcher would work across multiple projects that aim to understand the precise mechanisms that define how diet (vegetarian or non-vegetarian) shapes the development of the gut microbiome and Fe absorption in human clinical research studies. Main responsibilities would include processing, analyzing, and interpreting sequencing data from gut microbiome samples, data organization, manuscript preparation and the potential to follow up on observations in research models depending on the interest of the individual.As an individual contributor you will model and support a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing and continually seek to understand how your role, behaviors, and actions impact the success of this culture.
Responsibilities + Skills
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Education
A PhD in a biologically relevant field with a dissertation that included a focus on analyzing high-throughput sequencing datasets.Strong computational and statistical training.Experience with microbiome data analysis including shotgun metagenomic and 16S rRNA gene sequencing datasets.
Experience
