Although no actual data analyses will be performed for faculty or graduate students, the candidate should have ample experience with both protein and nuclic acid manipulation, with database mining and manipulation, and with the creation of highly curated data sets from mined data. The candidate should be able to teach and communicate these skills to faculty and graduate students in tutorial form and provide related support for courses and curriculum. The successful candidate should possess a M.Sc. or Ph.D. in plant biology or related discipline, have some interest or experience in bioinformatics, have experience working with commonly used sequence analysis programs, and although this is not a wet lab position, 2-3 years of molecular biology lab experience. Familiarity with graphics software and knowledge of UNIX-based systems are desirable. The position does not involve individual research or involvement in faculty research projects.
Salary commensurate with education and experience.
To assure consideration, applications should be received by January 19, 1998. This position will involve serving as an expert in the area of bioinformatics in the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory and the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Michigan State Univ. The position does not involve individual research or involvement in faculty research projects. Salary commensurate with education and experience. To assure consideration, applications should be received by January 19, 1998.