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Job Offer: Postdoctoral Fellow - Bioinformatics:University of North CarolinaJob description:Postdoctoral Fellow - BioinformaticsBookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this JobPosition InformationGeneral InformationPosition Number POST40 Working Title Postdoctoral Fellow - Bioinformatics Division Academic Affairs Department Coll of Computing&Informatics (Col) Work Unit Bioinformatics and Genomics Work Location NC Research Campus Vacancy Open To All Candidates Position Designation Post Doc Employment Type Temporary - Full-time Hours per week 40 hours per week Work Schedule Du-Lab members are expected to work in the office on the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis (20 miles north of UNC Charlotte main campus) 4 days a week and work remotely one day (mostly Wednesdays) a week Pay Rate Pay Rate varies Minimum practice/Education The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.) Departmental Preferred practice, expertise, Training/suitable education tasks and Responsibilities A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research expertise acquired in their doctoral programs or to lgain new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. In the process of further developing their own research expertise, Information technology is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant function in the performance of research at the University and augment the function of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and Information technology is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage practices outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs' aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the function of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees. Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions: * the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.); * the appointment is temporary; * the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship; * the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career; * the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and * the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. candidates subject to criminal background check. Other Work/Responsibilities The primary responsibility of this position is to execute innovative research in data analytics and publish research results. A particular focus of your research will be on mining publicly available data repositories and use machine learning to discover linkages between heterogeneous biological, social, and environmental data and human health.A second research focus of this position is to build a list of key enzymes, genes, and polymorphisms that have known links to essential nutrients, environmentally significant compounds, and dietary biomarkers. Another responsibility of this position is to assist in preparing annual project reports for grants that fund your research. This includes providing technical details of your research and milestones that you have achieved. Necessary Licenses or Certifications Proposed Hire Date 01/20/2025 Expected Length of Assignment 12 months Posting Open Date 10/16/2024 Posting Close Date Special Notes to candidates Posting Specific QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).» How did you hear about this employment opportunity? » UNC Charlotte Website » HERC Job Board » Inside Higher Education » Circa (formerly known as Local JobNetwork) » Another Website » Agency Referral » Advertisement/Publication » Personal Referral » Other » Where did you lgain about this posting? (Open Ended Question) Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents» Cover Letter / Letter of Interest » Resume / Curriculum VitaeOptional Documents Skills:
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