HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics
Company:
Harvard University
Job Location:
Cambridge, 02138
Category:
Biology
Type:
Full-Time
School: Harvard Medical School
Position Description
The Farhat Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a highly motivated 'dry lab' postdoctoral research fellow interested in pursuing innovative studies in the field of infectious disease genomics and its translation to the clinic. The research aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of M. tuberculosis infections and identify molecular markers for the diagnosis and surveillance. This position provides outstanding opportunities for continued scientific development and for contributing to pioneering research. Specifically, the fellow will apply as well as develop code to process and analyze mycobacterial molecular and phenotype data. Including code that is production-ready for dissemination to other laboratories and for diagnostic use, and the management of large-scale data. They will join a team of computational and experimental postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students, and a software and web engineer.
Basic Qualifications
Required documents:
10 Shattuck St. Boston, MA 02115
Contact Email: heather_viana@hms.harvard.edu
Salary Range
https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines
Position Description
The Farhat Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a highly motivated 'dry lab' postdoctoral research fellow interested in pursuing innovative studies in the field of infectious disease genomics and its translation to the clinic. The research aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of M. tuberculosis infections and identify molecular markers for the diagnosis and surveillance. This position provides outstanding opportunities for continued scientific development and for contributing to pioneering research. Specifically, the fellow will apply as well as develop code to process and analyze mycobacterial molecular and phenotype data. Including code that is production-ready for dissemination to other laboratories and for diagnostic use, and the management of large-scale data. They will join a team of computational and experimental postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students, and a software and web engineer.
Basic Qualifications
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Applied Math, or related field.
- Strong coding/computing skills.
- Familiarity or strong interest in the analysis of pathogen genomic/molecular data
Required documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Research for PhD work
- Cover Letter describing your interest in the lab and initial ideas for new research directions or projects you could undertake in the lab.
- Note with names and contact information for three people who have agreed to serve as your reference
10 Shattuck St. Boston, MA 02115
Contact Email: heather_viana@hms.harvard.edu
Salary Range
https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines
