Careers Job Description
General Description
Professors Levi Waldron and project collaborator Nicola Segata (of the University of Trento, Italy), are seeking a motivated and talented scientist with expertise in bioinformatics and/or data curation to take a central role in the Michael J Fox Foundation ASAP network and the investigation of roles of the microbiome in Parkinson’s Disease. The position is based at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy in Harlem, New York City, but remote work is possible. The successful candidate will be a key scientist in the MJFF ASAP network and will fill critical roles in project execution including data management and harmonization, curation and meta-analysis of publicly available microbiome data, and regular communication with collaborators. Authorship on publications will be commensurate with contributions.
The position offers a competitive salary of $75-$85K/year with benefits provided by the Research Foundation of CUNY, travel to one conference annually, and one month per year in the lab of Prof Segata in Trento, Italy, with travel and accommodations paid. For any inquiries, please contact Levi Waldron at levi.waldron@sph.cuny.edu or Nicola Segata at nicola.segata@unitn.it. The position is available immediately and will be filled as soon as possible.
Other Duties
The bioinformatician/curator will be responsible for data management, metagenomic sequence analysis, harmonization of metadata across supported projects, submission of data to public databases, and curation of relevant publicly available data for meta-analysis. The bioinformatician/curator may also contribute to statistical data analysis, manuscript preparation, and conference presentation according to their interests.
Qualifications
The requirements for this position are a BSc or MA in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or equivalent experience, and proficiency in programming languages such as R and Python. Experience in microbiome research, data curation and use of ontologies, and data management is desirable but not essential.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
$75,000.00 - $85,000.00
May 31, 2024 (Or Until Filled)