Bioinformatics and software programmer job openings at the rank of Faculty Research Assistant are available in the Jaiswal lab at the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology to work on the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics projects. This is a full-time, (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term position working in Dr. Pankaj Jaiswal's lab (http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/bpp/faculty/jaiswal/). The positions are renewable.
The projects involve development and maintenance of the databases, software and analysis pipelines necessary for development of the Plant Gene Expression, biochemical and regulatory pathway networks, comparative genomics, text mining and biological ontology projects. The incumbent will have the necessary skills on developing the software in C, C++, Java, Perl, BioPerl, R, MATLAB, Shell, any other scientific programming language, etc.; and development of MySQL database driven web accessible applications, website coding in HTML, XML, JSP, PHP and computer science applications.
To review the position description and apply, go to posting #0004776 at http://oregonstate.edu/jobs. When applying, you will be required to electronically submit your application, a Letter of Intent, and a Curriculum Vitae (including 3 references). Applications will be considered throughout the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a policy of being responsive to dual-career needs.