Genome Analyst at Xenbase

Xenbase (www.xenbase.org ) is the online Xenopus bioinformatics and genomics resources used by biomedical researchers worldwide and is funded by the NIH/ NICHD. Xenopus is a major model for studying genomics, cell and developmental biology and modeling human disease. We are seeking a Biocurator Analyst and a Genome Analyst to join the Xenbase team at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, Cincinnati OH USA (PI: Dr. Aaron Zorn).

Genome Analyst:

This position involves management and wrangling of genomic data, genome annotation, gene nomenclature, orthology and genomic synteny analysis, preparing data export files.

Qualifications & Experience
MSc or PhD degree in bioinformatics and genomics .
Experience working with genomic data, programming languages such Python, PERL, R.
Experience with standard bioinformatic tools, analyses, and file formats (JBrowse, BLAST, BLAT, multi-sequence alignments, GFF, GTF, etc) .
A cover letter, including a statement of interest/purpose.
CV/Resume
Copy of your degree(s)
List 3 references/referees whom we may contact (please include their postal address, email, and phone number).

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