UCI - Specialist - Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Position overview

Salary range :

The salary range for this position is $53,100 - $188,200. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table : https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / 2024-25 / july-2024-scales / t24-b.pdf

Application Window

Open date : January 15, 2025

Next review date : Friday, Oct 17, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Sunday, Nov 30, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, which is part of the Program in Public Health at the University of California, Irvine seeks a Specialist for a genetic analysis research project.

The person selected for this position will work closely with the principal investigator to :

• Assist with running pipelines on a Unix-based high performance compute cluster (HPC) for rare and common variant analysis, polygenic risk score calculations, and visualization of the results;
• Writing and running code in the R programming language;
• Assist with data management and data cleaning;
• Contribute towards team meetings, interpretation and presentation of results, and writing of a manuscript

UC Irvine is one of ten campuses of the highly regarded University of California system. UCI has approximately 36,000 students, 1,100 faculty members and offers over 200 degree programs. UCI has been ranked among the top 10 public universities in the U.S. for the past six straight years, is designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, is rated #1 for supporting the American Dream, #1 for value by Forbes magazine, #1 on Sierra magazine's "Cool

Schools" list of sustainability leaders, and is #2 for social mobility in the U.S. News rankings. Established in 2003, our rapidly growing Program in Public Health offers BA, BS, MS, MPH and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of emphasis areas, was recently ranked among the top 50 schools and programs in public health in the country by U.S. News and World Report. More information is available at : http : / / publichealth.uci.edu /

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Applicants should hold an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Computational Biology or Statistics / Computer Science with an emphasis in bioinformatics, computational biology or statistical genetics. The applicant should be familiar with R, and have previous experience with running analysis pipelines in Unix on a high performance compute cluster, programming in R programming language, analysis of sequencing data, especially single-cell sequencing data.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter (Optional)

Statement of Research (Optional)

Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement .

(Optional)

Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and / or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence . See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement .

Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.ap.uci.edu / JPF09417

About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

APM - 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment .

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location

Irvine, CA