Bioinfo-Comput Biologist Assoc

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The Spence and Hsu laboratories (http://www.jasonspencelab.com/) are part of the Departments of Internal Medicine, the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan Medical School. Our research seeks to understand cell lineage decisions, cellular heterogeneity, progenitor/stem cell regulation, and how normal homeostasis goes awry during a diverse range of diseases. We are interested in receiving applications from individuals with training in computational biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field.

Primary job responsibilities will include data wrangling, curation, management, and analysis. Typical projects include working alongside wet-bench scientists (both with and without computational experience) to carry out analysis based on new experimental data. Developing independent research projects is also encouraged. Former lab members have received on-the-job training in single cell analysis, and have gone on to jobs in industry, and joined top PhD programs. Opportunities to present work at scientific meetings and author manuscripts.

• Bachelor of Science
• The ideal candidate will have significant experience working in R and/or Python and a strong knowledge of statistics. The candidate will have excellent organizational skills. Qualified applicants will be highly self-motivated and will be able to work as part of a collaborative team in a dynamic environment. Strong interpersonal communication skills are essential.
• Master of Science degree in one of the following fields: computational biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field
• The ideal candidate will have some experience analyzing single cell data.

The Spence lab and Hsu lab are located adjacent to one-another and collaborate on several projects. We are a highly energetic and collaborative group made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff scientists. We conduct team-based science, while fostering and encouraging intellectual independence and creative approaches to addressing biological questions. Our whole team is committed to fostering a safe, peaceful and respectful environment for everyone to work towards common scientific goals. We actively support a diverse workforce. Send CV or resume to Jason Spence: spencejr@umich.edu