USDA-ARS POSTDOCTORAL COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST POSITION:
The USDA Agricultural Research Service Corn Insects and Crop Genetics
Research Unit in Ames, Iowa (Iowa State University campus) invites
applications for a programmer / computational biologist to work in a team
that is helping to assemble, analyze and annotate the soybean genome
sequence. We will analyze the full genome sequence and make comparisons to
genomes of related species. The project will involve comparison of genomic
sequence from soybean cultivars, design of markers for high-throughput
genetic mapping, integration of genetic and large-scale sequence
information, evaluation and improvement of genomic sequence assemblies,
characterization of genomic sequence for features of interest (such as
genes, repetitive elements, regulatory regions, and centromeres), and
comparisons with other plant genomes. The project also integrates diverse
genetic, physical map, sequence, and phenotype data, making it available via
public databases, web interfaces, and computational tools.
REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology or
closely related fields is required. Knowledge of Genetics/Genomics/Cell
Biology and skill in computer programming is desirable. Also required: U.S.
citizenship or exempted status:
http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/jobs/VISA/countries.htm
ANNOUNCEMENT NO: RA-07-074L
http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/07074.htm
INFORMATION ON SALARY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS:
http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/pd962.html
INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp
FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION
OR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION:
Dr. Randy C. Shoemaker
USDA-ARS-CICGR
Department of Agronomy
401 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1020 USA
Phone: 515-294-6233
Fax: 515-294-9359
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