An Undergraduate Research Assistant position is open to work on Bioinformatics as part of our project on and antiviral RNA silencing.
Undergraduate research assistants will be encouraged to join the UCARE program. Review of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
The PI has extensive experience mentoring undergraduate research assistants. Most of them have received author credit in journal publications. We will hire two Undergraduate Research Assistants to participate in our research projects. Undergraduate research assistants will have the opportunity to learn about molecular biology and genetics, molecular virology, bioinformatics and plant biology. We encourage highly motivated freshman and sophomores to apply.
Requirements
- Highly motivated.
- Proficiency with Linux, Perl or Python programming.
- Interest in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
- Interest in basic scientific research.
Responsibilities
Assist the PI and post-docs with:
- Genomic and sequencing data analysis and interpretation.
- Development of a computational methods to analyze genomic, small RNA and proteomic data.
- Preparation of figures for publication.
Application Instructions
Inquiries, CV and related questions can be directed to Dr. Hernan Garcia-Ruiz (hgarciaruiz2@unl.edu).