USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Research Computational Biology Fellowship

About the role

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa, is seeking a highly motivated individual to join their team as a research fellow. The fellow will work on projects focusing on swine bacterial pathogens Streptococcus suis and Glaesserella parasuis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research using swine infection models
• Utilize genomic and transcriptomic data to build comprehensive knowledge bases on genetic factors influencing bacterial colonization and disease outcomes
• Collaborate with microbiologists and immunologists to unravel complex molecular mechanisms
• Develop analytical pipelines and algorithms for RNA-seq and whole-genome data

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or have received a doctoral degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, or related fields
• Experience with bacterial genetics, disease biology, and genomic/transcriptomic methods
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools, pipelines, and statistical methods for large-scale genomic and transcriptomic datasets
• Experience in high-performance computing environments
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in relevant field (e.g. bioinformatics, computational biology) received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing
• Understanding of modern genomic and transcriptomic methods
• Prior experience with bioinformatics tools and workflows
• Experience in high-performance computing
• Ability to collaborate and conduct research within a multidisciplinary team

Skills

• Understanding of bacterial genetics
• Familiarity with transcriptomic analysis packages and workflow managers
• Prior use of bioinformatics tools and pipelines for large-scale genomic and transcriptomic datasets
• Experience in high-performance computing environments

Benefits

The fellow will receive a monthly stipend of $75,284 annually.

Pay

$75,284.00 yearly

Schedule

The appointment will initially be for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of ARS and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Contact

For questions about the nature of the research, please contact the mentors: Tracy Nicholson (Tracy.Nicholson@usda.gov) and Samantha Hau (Samantha.Hau@usda.gov).

Point of Contact

Sara Beth