Position title: Bioinformatics Research Assistant
Employer: WEHI
Closing date: 2023-05-15
Brief position description: An excellent opportunity is available for a Research Assistant in Bioinformatics to join the Advanced Technology and Biology Division at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
The Advanced Genomics Facility forms the nexus for the flow of biological sequence data at WEHI, undertaking a range of sophisticated genomics applications including transcriptomics, functional genomics, single-cell (10x, CEL-Seq2) and spatial (Visium, BGI STOmics, MERSCOPE, and more) analyses run on Illumina, MGI and Nanopore sequencing platforms. We are looking for a graduate research assistant who can contribute to the processing, evaluation and analysis of these data streams
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Performing data analysis on transcriptomic, single-cell, and spatial data.
- Running/maintaining and developing pipelines for QC and data analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, single-cell and spatial data.
- Communicating QC and analysis results to technical and non-technical researchers.
- Assisting researchers with varying levels of technical expertise to troubleshoot and run their own pipelines.
- Following/implementing best practices for data provenance, management and reproducibility, as well as implementing/testing automations to facilitate these tasks.
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualification in bioinformatics/statistics/computer science/software engineering (or other relevant discipline) with an interest in biomedical research. Research experience is advantageous.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in R and at least one other programming language (preferably Python). Additional experience with a workflow framework (such as Snakemake, Nextflow or Galaxy) is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding and expertise with the Unix command line. Experience with a computer cluster job-manager (such as SLURM) is desirable. Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Effective time management skills and ability to work on several projects in parallel.
- Strong communication skills, written and oral, and an ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical researchers.
A basic understanding of molecular biology and sequencing is highly desirable.
This position is available for an initial term of 1 year in a full-time or near-full-time capacity. Salary is Research Support Employee Level 5-6 ($73,621-$92,435) subject to experience. Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
Applications via: https://wehi.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/WEHI/job/Parkville-Victoria-Australia/Bioinformatics-Research-Assistant_JR1816-1
Contact name: Peter Hickey
Contact email: hickey@wehi.edu.au