Research Assistant / Research Associate, Division of Research & Innovation

Research Assistant / Research Associate, Division of Research& Innovation Wayne State University is searching for an experienced ResearchAssistant / Research Associate, Division of Research &Innovation at its Detroit campus location. Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university locatedin the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from allbackgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Ourdeep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity,diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educationalopportunities which prepare students for success in a globalsociety. Position Purpose: To provide informatics support users of the Wayne State Universitycores. Essential Functions: Bioinformatics support for Genome Sciences Core (GSC) servicesincluding alignment, count tabulation, differential analyses oftranscriptomics and methylation, variant detection, metagenomics,and single-cell RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) sequencing (scRNA-seq –Single Cell Ribonucleic Acid sequencing) analysis. Targeted bioinformatics analysis on funded research projects. Communicate project progress and results with Genome Sciences Core(GSC} users. Investigate and implement updated pipelines to address researchquestions. Perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, biology,chemistry, or a related field is appropriate for ResearchAssistant. Experience: Intermediate (3 – 4 years of job-relatedexperience). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Candidate must have proficiency in a scripting language(Perl/Python) as well as robust knowledge of R and Unixcommands. Demonstrated statistics skills and an ability to integrate complexdata to answer informatics research questions. Familiarity with protein analysis is desirable. School/College/Division: H09 - Research Primary department: H0905 - VP Research Employment type: Regular Employee Job type: Full Time Job category: Research Funding/salary information: Compensation type: Annual Salary Annual Salary: To Be Determined Working conditions: Normal office environment. Job openings: Number of openings: 1 Reposted position: No Background check requirements: University policy requires certain persons who are offeredemployment to undergo a background check, including a criminalhistory check, before starting work. If you are offered employment,the university will inform you if a background check isrequired. Equal employment opportunity statement: Wayne State University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race,color, sex, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation,familial status, marital status, height, weight, disability,veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicablelaw. The university welcomes applications from persons withdisabilities and veterans. Wayne State is an equal opportunityemployer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wayne State University