Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Bioinformatics
- Employer
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Salary
- 30000-35000 UAE Dirhams per month, based on experience
- Closing date
- 5 Jan 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Medicine & Dentistry
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description
The United Arab Emirates University invites applications for a faculty position. Qualified candidates at all levels will be considered at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments.
Job Description:
- Expected to lead metagenomic and statistical analyses of data sets derived from Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.
- Initiation/implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of analysis software
- Tracking project data and reporting analysis results
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
Minimum Qualification
PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field
Preferred Qualification
- Experience with C++ and programming using UNIX/LINUX clusters.
- Broad knowledge of biology, especially genetics
- Experience with large genomic data sets (Next-generation sequence, genotyping, or expression data), data mining, and data analysis
- Proficiency in at least one major scripting language (Perl, Python, ..etc)
Expected Skills/Rank/Experience
More than 2 years’ experience with NexGen data and metagenomic analyses. Experience in scientific programming with applications to biological research, professional software development experience
Special Instructions to Applicant
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
Division College of Medicine&Health Sciences
Department Family Medicine - (CMHS)
Job Close Date open until filled
Job Category Academic - Faculty
Salary 30000-35000 UAE Dirhams per month, based on experience
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