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Job Title:
Research Technician
Department:
Medicine | IM Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
The Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University invites applications for a full-time Research Assistant position in Dr. Shanlin Ke’s lab. The overarching goal of Dr. Ke’s lab is to develop computational approaches and leveraging bioinformatics tools, metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics data, machine learning, and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of the human microbiome in human health and diseases and to develop microbiome-based therapeutics. The candidate will have the opportunity to learn and lead exciting research projects that integrate computational and experimental approaches to study host-microbiota interactions in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Required Qualification:
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline is required by the start of employment.
- Experience in conducting microbiome research, including processing metagenomic sequencing data.
- Strong programming skills (e.g., R and Python).
- Experience with cloud computing.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and a strong publication record.
Desired Qualification:
- Strong background/interest in host-microbiota interaction.
- Strong background/interest in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
- Strong background/interest in machine learning, in vivo and in vitro experiments.
Additional Information:
Location:
Twelfth Ave, 395 W (0356)
Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)
Scheduled Hours:
40
Shift:
First Shift
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
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