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Postdoctoral Fellow

Department:
SOM KC Pathology and Lab Medicine
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Position Title:
Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Family Group:
Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:
The newly established Computational Genomics Lab at Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, is accepting applications for a postdoctoral position in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics. The candidate will work on various projects in computational genomics, comparative, and evolutionary genomics.

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field
• Work Experience: 0-3 Years
• Skills: Strong command of GNU/Linux systems and toolchains, expert level knowledge in R, strong experience in one scripting language like Perl or Python, and a basic familiarity with standard bioinformatics ecosystem

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: PhD in Computation Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field
• Work Experience: 3+ years
• Skills: Extensive programming experience in multiple scripting languages, especially with a biological background

Job Duties Outlined:

• Use programming knowledge to help shape the scientific environment and computational infrastructure of the division
• Apply for research grants
• Contribute to manuscripts for publication
• Aid in training other postdoctoral fellows, research associates, research assistants, graduate students, and other junior colleagues
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three references

Employee Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Rate Type:
Salary

Pay Range:
$47,476.00 - $80,000.00
Minimum
$47,476.00
Midpoint
$66,000.00
Maximum
$80,000.00

Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Postdoctoral-Fellow_JR004257 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR004257.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination

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