Associate Scientist

Core Job Functions

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities including authorship of scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.
• Publishes in refereed journals in collaboration with department leadership or independently.
• Supervises research employees and non-exempt staff.
• Writes extramural proposals with approval of senior managing staff.
• Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.
• Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.
• Provides ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researchers, supervisors, and other relevant staff.
• Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).
• Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.D. or other doctoral level degree required
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Department Specific Functions

• Lead and perform complex analyses of genome-wide association and high throughput sequencing data with particular focus on identification of risk and protective loci relevant to Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.
• Design and implement robust statistical frameworks for integrative genomic analyses, including the identification of gene:gene and gene:environment interactions in multi-ancestry populations.
• Conduct functional bioinformatics and statistical analyses for interpretation of AD-associated loci and genes using computational pipelines developed in R, Python, or other appropriate computing language.
• Publish original research articles both independently and in conjunction with the principal investigators.
• Collaborate closely with principal investigators to shape experimental design and analytical strategies, ensuring reproducibility and high statistical rigor; suggest changes to current protocols that would enhance ability to complete project aims more readily.
• Maintain active engagement with the scientific literature to integrate emerging techniques in statistical genetics and computational biology into ongoing projects.
• Supervise, train and instruct fellows, students, and staff in computational genomics, emphasizing best practices in statistical modeling, reproducible research, and open-source software development.
• Seek independent funding from federal agencies and foundations for original research efforts with the appropriate guidance from institute leadership.
• Participate and contribute to grant applications in large international consortia research collaborations as MPI or Co-Investigator to advance the understanding of complex disease with focus on Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.
• Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more

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