UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking a full time Software Developer (research associate). The incumbent will lead the development of bioinformatics web servers, resources and applications. He/she will also work on big data integration and analysis. One focus is the Pathview project. Pathview is an open-source package that maps, integrates and renders a large variety of biological data onto pathways, and produces interpretable graphs with publication quality. Pathview was quickly adopted and widely used by thousands of scientists worldwide. With a major NSF grant recently awarded, Pathview will be fully developed as a systematic solution for pathway based analytics and visualization. For more information about the research in our group:
http://pathview.uncc.edu/
http://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/
http://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/

Technical skills:

• LAMP based web + database development (PHP & JavaScript & MySQL preferred)
• Unix/Linux shell
• Python or Java
• Version control: svn and git
• Data integration and visualization
• R/Bioconductor is a plus, understanding molecular biology is a plus

Other qualifications:

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Self-motivated and disciplined, time and project management skills
• Enjoy building highly quality software, enjoy data analysis
• Proven research/development experience, publication record is a plus

Education:

Bachelor or advanced degree + 3 years working experience in bioinformatics, computer science or related fields.

Salary and benefits:

Salary $50,000-80,000 depending on experience, full benefit package, may sponsor H1B visa

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Other openings:

In addition, we also have postdoc positions and PhD student assistantships for those with less experience.

*Application:

Please send a resume, a short cover letter (optional) and the names of 2-3 references to: weijun.luo[AT]uncc.edu