Position title: Scientific programmer

Employer: The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University

Closing date: 30/09/2021

Brief position description: The Scientific Programmer will work on the improvements and extensions of scientific software tools in Eyras’ lab (https://github.com/comprna), and in particular, of RATTLE (https://github.com/comprna/RATTLE), for the reference-free reconstruction of transcriptomes from long-read sequencing, and SUPPA (https://github.com/comprna/SUPPA), for the study of differential splicing across multiple conditions. The position provides the opportunity to learn about the applications of these tools to study transcriptomes in the context of the projects being carried out in the lab. Further responsibilities involve helping in the compilation and running of the code in the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), developing unit tests and tests with experimental datasets, regular reporting of the technical issues and progress back to the supervisor.

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant via: indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au

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Job website: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/542075/technical-officer-programmer

Contact name: Eduardo Eyras

Contact email: eduardo.eyras@anu.edu.au