[Arabidopsis] Programmer position in NSF-VirtualPlant Project

[Manpreet Katari]

BIOINFORMATICS PROGRAMMER


A full-time programmer position is available in the NYU Center for  
Genomics & Systems Biology, in the Plant Genomics/Systems Biology  
group headed by Dr. Gloria Coruzzi, in the Department of Biology at  
New York University. The successful candidate is expected to work  
together with biologists and bioinformaticians on an NSF-funded  
Bioinformatics Project entitled "VirtualPlant" to develop web-based  
software that helps biologists analyze, integrate and visualize large- 
scale data sets (genomic experiments). The applicant should have a  
technical background and computational skills that allows developing  
appropriate bioinformatics tools and algorithms for analysis,  
visualization and public dissemination of information derived from  
studies of genomes.


Qualifications:

The candidate must have or be working towards a degree in Computer  
Science, Math or a related field and have demonstrated programming  
experience in the development of web-based software.

- Fluent in Object Oriented PERL.

- Fluent in SQL and database management.

- Java experience is a plus.

- R language is a plus.

- Knowledge of Biology is a plus.

Promising candidates will be interviewed and given a mini-project to  
accomplish before the hiring decision is made.This position includes  
health care benefits, and tuition remission (after 3 mo. employment).

Please send cover letter, current resume, and 3 references to Alexis  
Cruikshank (ac92 from nyu.edu <mailto:ac92 from nyu.edu>).