Research Scientist GS9392

About the role

The Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology is seeking a Research Assistant or Scientist to provide quantitative and data-focused support for human and mouse neuroscience research.

Responsibilities

• Carry out quantitative analyses using Python and/or R
• Analyze and interpret high-throughput DNA/RNA sequencing (bulk and single-cell RNA-seq) datasets using established pipelines and statistical methods
• Support development and deployment of behavioral tasks (online and in-person)
• Afford assistance with neuroimaging and behavioral data workflows
• Ensure compliance with data security and IRB regulations as well as ensuring data integrity and reproducibility

Requirements

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in neuroscience, bioinformatics, data science, biomedical engineering, or a related field
• Experience with quantitative data analysis (Python and/or R)
• Experience working with research data or regulated datasets
• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses

Skills

• Ability to implement and troubleshoot bioinformatics workflows in R and/or Python for quality control, normalization, clustering, differential expression or other analysis steps
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in a relevant field
• Experience with large-scale databases (behavioral, neuroimaging, genomic databases)