ZFIN, the zebrafish model organism database, seeks a scientific curator to join our dynamic, interactive team of biologists and computer scientists at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.
Scientific curation is emerging as an attractive, alternative career track for creative scientists. As a ZFIN curator you will:
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Send cover letter, curriculum vitae and references to:
Ellen McCumsey
Institute of Neuroscience
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1254 USA.
Fax: 541-346-4548 Email: ellenm@uoregon.edu
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ADA Institution committed to cultural diversity.
TAIR, The Arabidopsis Information Resource (http://arabidopsis.org) is a National Science Foundation-funded web resource for thousands of plant biology researchers worldwide, providing free access to a wide array of biological data and analysis tools for the model plant Arabidopsis. TAIR is located at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Plant Biology in Stanford, CA.
We are currently seeking applicants for the position of scientific curator to work on our genomic sequence annotation project. As part of the TAIR team you will be involved in computational and manual updates of structural annotation for genes and other sequenced objects and computational updates of functional annotation. You will also work alongside software and database developers to enhance annotation tools and assess the automatic analysis procedure.
Responsibilities include:
1. Assisting with timely and high-quality genome annotation releases.
2. Improving the structural annotation database schema and associated computational tools and analyses in collaboration with programmers and database developers.
3. Assisting in developing improved formats and methods for community access to TAIR genome releases.
4. Presenting TAIR's structural and functional annotation efforts at conferences, soliciting community feedback and incorporating it into future releases.
5. Working with programmers to maintain and improve pipelines for mapping a variety of sequenced objects (cDNAs, ESTs, polymorphisms, markers, microarray elements, etc) to the genome.
6. Helping maintain TAIR's data analysis datasets and assisting with keeping the data analysis tools (BLAST, FASTA, PatMatch, etc) functioning.
7. Assisting with implementing improvements to TAIR's genome browser (SeqViewer) and map comparison tool (MapViewer).
Requirements:
Ph.D. degree or equivalent in biological research involving DNA or protein sequence analysis. You must have a keen eye for detail, a demonstrated ability for independent critical thinking, excellent communication and computer literacy skills.
Experience in computational biology, sequence analysis, comparative genome analysis, or computational prediction of gene structure or function.
Experience of UNIX, MYSQL and perl would be beneficial but is not required.
Qualified candidates should email a resume to David Swarbreck at: dswarbreck@acoma.stanford.edu
The preferred starting date is September, 2006. The Carnegie Institution of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.
Opening for Scientific Curators at the Rat Genome Database*
The Rat Genome Database (RGD) has positions open for qualified biologists who will be responsible for data acquisition and analysis. Curators will identify relevant sources of information and extract genetic, disease, and physiological data from the literature as well as research centers around the world. They will evaluate the data for annotation of genes, strains, and QTLs, and resolve conflicts in the data through sequence analysis, data mining and personal contact with researchers involved in the original work. They will also work with a team of software engineers on the development of new or existing data analysis tools, database design, and web interfaces.
Applicants should have research experience in molecular biology or genetics and be versed in genomics, physiology, cellular and/or developmental biology. Familiarity with gene ontology is desirable. Excellent oral and written English skills are essential. A successful candidate will display independence in problem solving and attention to detail and have strong interpersonal and communication skills in a group setting with individuals of diverse scientific expertise.
A Ph.D. in life sciences is preferred; an M.S. with appropriate experience will be considered.
In addition to a full-time position in Milwaukee, there are positions for part-time and off-site curators.
Send your/ Curriculum Vitae/ and references to:
Steve DorstSusan K. Bromberg, Ph.D.
Curation Team Leader
Rat Genome Database (_http://www.rgd.mcw.edu_) Bioinformatics Program
(_http://www.brc.mcw.edu_) Human Molecular and Genetics Center
(_http://hmgc.mcw.edu_) Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-456-7515
sbromber@mcw.edu