Location: Atlanta, GA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Discover Your Career at Emory University: Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. Description: The Division of Microbiology & Immunology and Center for AIDS Research within the Emory National Primate Research Center at Emory University is currently seeking a full time Assistant Scientist, Bioinformatics to join the Emory NPRC Genomics Core laboratory. The successful candidate will work as part of a team that provides bioinformatics services to Emory and extramural researchers. Projects aim at investigating mechanisms of disease in the immune system, cancer and infectious disease. The position will allow for the successful applicant to obtain any necessary additional bioinformatic or computational training to complete the project, including training for single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, epigenetics and WGS. The ideal candidate should be motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, have a positive attitude and passion for research. The Assistant Scientist, Bioinformatics will be a team player who is willing to learn on the job and collaborate with lab members and center members. The Assistant Scientist, Bioinformatics will work to ensure the highest quality of laboratory research support, and has good communication skills with co-workers, the management team, PI’s, research staff, students, and other support services. Collaborate. Innovate. Serve. These three simple words capture what we do at EPC to help advance science and improve the health and well-being of humans and non-human primates. If you are someone with computational biology experience who is familiar with immunology, this is an amazing opportunity to indirectly save and change lives and make a positive impact in the science and research community. Under minimal supervision, the Assistant Scientis