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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a 21,000 student research university on a 1,000-acre campus in one of the south's most vibrant cities. UNC-Charlotte's Bioinformatics Research Center is engaged in a multi-year expansion program. In addition to a $35M state-of-the art bioinformatics building under construction on campus, the Center has the leadership role in bioinformatics for the nearby North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) at Kannapolis. The NCRC is a $1B 350-acre biotechnology research park that will be home to the research programs of a large number of private biotechnology companies, as well as those of six NC research universities and several health care organizations. Our growing bioinformatics program offers exceptional facilities, opportunities for growth and an extraordinarily collegial environment. We seek outstanding candidates for the following positions:
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Director of Bioinformatics Services
Bioinformatics Research Center
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Position Description: The Bioinformatics Research Center at UNC-Charlotte invites applications for a Director of Bioinformatics Services. UNC-Charlotte’s Bioinformatics Research Center is engaged in a multi-year expansion program encompassing two major sites. In addition to a $35M state-of-the art bioinformatics building under construction on the University’s main campus, the Center has the leadership role in bioinformatics for the nearby North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) at Kannapolis (www.ncresearchcampus.net). The NCRC is a $1.5B, 350-acre biotechnology research park that will be home to the research programs of a large number of private biotechnology companies, as well as those of at least six NC research universities and several health care organizations.
The individual accepting this position will supervise a staff of bioinformatics research specialists who will work in close collaboration with scientists from academia and industry at the Kannapolis campus. This is a renewable non-tenure track 12-month faculty position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor. Successful applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science or a related field. Experience with managing medium to large-scale bioinformatics or biotechnology projects is preferred. Job duties will include consultation with public and private investigators, the setup and maintenance of collaborative research agreements and the management of contracts for bioinformatics services. Experience managing intellectual property agreements in multi-institutional partnerships will be favorably considered. We offer a competitive salary, state of the art facilities and a chance to have a significant impact on the emerging disciplines of personalized nutrition and metabolomics.
Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu and should include vitae, at least 3 references, and a letter of interest. Informal inquiries can be made to the Search Committee Chair, Lawrence Mays (lemays@uncc.edu). The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution. For additional information, please visit our website at www.bioinformatics.uncc.edu.
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Research Associate - Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics Research Center
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Bioinformatics Research Center at UNC-Charlotte invites applications for two Research Associates in Bioinformatics. UNC-Charlotte’s Bioinformatics Research Center is engaged in a multi-year expansion program encompassing two major sites. In addition to a $35M state-of-the art bioinformatics building under construction on the University’s main campus, the Center has the leadership role in bioinformatics for the nearby North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) at Kannapolis (www.ncresearchcampus.net). The NCRC is a $1.5B, 350-acre biotechnology research park that will be home to the research programs of a large number of private biotechnology companies, as well as those of at least six NC research universities and several health care organizations.
The individual(s) accepting this position will work in close collaboration with scientists from academia and industry at the Kannapolis campus. The successful candidate must be able to understand high-throughput workflows and model data in modern relational databases (Oracle, mySql or Postgres). Thorough knowledge of a modern programming language (Java, C++, Python, etc.) is required. The candidate must have outstanding communication skills and be able to talk with biologists and understand where their data bottlenecks are and how to solve them. A solid understanding of bioinformatics algorithms and a good grasp of statistics is essential. Experience in using Linux computer clusters is desirable as the candidate must be able to apply these to analyze problems on the large data sets of post-genomic biology. A Master’s in Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science or a related field is required (Ph.D. preferred).
Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu and should include vitae, at least 3 references, and a letter of interest. Informal inquiries can be made to the Search Committee Chair, Lawrence Mays (lemays@uncc.edu). The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution. For additional information, please visit our website at www.bioinformatics.uncc.edu.
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Bioinformatics faculty positions
Bioinformatics Research Center
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Bioinformatics Research Center at UNC-Charlotte is seeking two tenure-track faculty with research interests in the application of post-genomic methods to personalized nutrition, crop development or food technology. All academic ranks will be considered. We are especially interested in applicants with experience in the development of novel computational techniques for the analysis of data from cutting edge technologies such as proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent externally funded research program, teach in our bioinformatics program and collaborate with scientists of the DH Murdoch Research Institute at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC). The NCRC is a $1.5B, 350-acre biotechnology research park 18 miles north of the UNC-Charlotte campus offering world-class instrumentation and an unparalleled intellectual environment focused on human nutrition and biotechnology. The NCRC will be home to the research programs of a large number of private biotechnology companies, as well as those of at least six NC research universities and several health care organizations.
Successful candidates must hold a doctorate and have post-doctoral training in an appropriate field. Applications must be submitted online (position numbers 4367 and 4363) at http://jobs.uncc.edu and should include letter of interest, vitae/research statement (concatenated into one document) and at least three references. We are unable to consider applications submitted by mail or e-mail. However, informal inquiries to the Search Committee Chair (Dennis Livesay, drlivesa@uncc.edu) are encouraged. The positions will remain open until filled. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution. For additional information, please visit our website.
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