HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat Lab)

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.

Salary and Benefits

This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post PhD, and benefits can be found at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines.

With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) – UAW for purposes of collective bargaining and matters affecting your compensation and working conditions.

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.

Contact Information:

Heather Viana
10 Shattuck St
Boston, MA 02115

Contact Email:

heather_viana@hms.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy.

Salary Range:

Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post PhD, can be found at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines

School: Harvard Medical School

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts