Graduate Research Assistant Position in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics and Data Mining

Position Description:

Interested in precision health and pharmacogenomics? want to predict whether a drug will work for an individual patient and will it cause adverse reactions?

A graduate research fellow position is available in Dr. Assaf Gottlieb’s group in the Center for Precision Health at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston. We use integrative computational approaches to study the therapeutic and adverse effects of drugs with a focus on pharmacogenomics. We seek highly motivated candidates who are interested in the following research areas: (1) Computational methods to model drug action to understand drug efficacy and drug safety; (2) Integrative approaches to study pharmacogenomics and (3) novel algorithms for causal inference from observational data. Our lab is particularly interested in translational research that within the domain of precision medicine.

REQUIREMENTS:

• M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Biostatistics, or Computational Biology.
• Strong programming skills (R, Python, Perl, Java or C++)
• Strong mathematical and statistical background (machine learning).
• Solid skills in spoken and writing English.
• Experience in analyzing biological, genomic databases and/or electronic health records data.
• Experience in at least one of the following is an advantage: next-generation sequencing analysis, systems biology or causal inference for epidemiological studies.

Salary: Commensurate with experience. The position is for 20 hours/week

Required submission materials: CV, letter of interest, three references and date of availability

Contact person: Assaf Gottlieb, PhD, Assistant Professor

Physical address: 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77030

Email Address: assaf.gottlieb@uth.tmc.edu

Phone Number: 713.500.3698