Research Associate

The Ware Lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory develops high-quality software applications for research in plant biology. The Ware group is engaged in various exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation to advance research innovation in plant biology and genomics. Our projects include working on challenges in comparative and evolutionary genomics, large-scale sequencing efforts, and the development of open-source analysis and visualization tools for the bioinformatics community. We are a closely-knit team of highly-driven bioinformatics engineers and research scientists from a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines. We share our code, publish research in leading scientific publications, and closely collaborate with other leading research groups.

Job Description

We are hiring a number of research positions to study evolutionary biology and genetics in model organisms and economically-important crop species for the purpose of understanding functional variation and its relation to traits of interest. We have opportunities in multiple areas leveraging resources from new sequence technologies, transcript profiling, genome annotation, genotyping, and comparative genomics. As part of the group, you will:

• Identify signatures of selection, regulatory motifs, and non-coding RNAs.
• Design and conduct whole genome association studies.
• Make well-informed interpretations of biological data.
• Shape future directions of research.
• Work with staff and collaborators to leverage and extend existing software to meet research objectives.
• Communicate research methods and findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Present research work in relevant conferences.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in a life science.
• Significant experience in bioinformatics.
• Experience in the fields of evolution, comparative genomics, or population biology desired.
• Strong publication history.
• Demonstrates creativity, high motivation, and initiative.
• Demonstrates ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to read and modify code.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of comfortability with Unix environments.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with Perl programming.
• Experience with the EnsEMBL infrastructure desired.

Institute Background

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and bioinformatics. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities. Candidates will have opportunities to interact with and participate in advanced research in molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology, and will have access to robust information technology resources as well as a high-performance computing cluster.

Salary and Benefits

Successful candidates will receive a competitive salary that is commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Interested candidates should send a CV and three references via email to Josh Stein or Doreen Ware.