Job Description

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A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs) is seeking for a Research Fellow to join us in our mission to be a leading centre of infectious diseases research. A*STAR ID Labs aims to develop a cohesive A*STAR response to drive and deliver translational infectious diseases research to better health and economic outcomes.

The laboratory headed by Dr. Marco Vignuzzi is leading cutting edge research in virus evolution and novel antiviral approaches and vaccine therapies. As such, we are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual to become a postdoctoral research fellow in our new laboratory in Singapore and help launch its research programs.

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\xc2\xb7 To establish an independent research program focused on developing pre-emptive strategies to block arbovirus transmission cycles and their emergence in the human population before they occur

\xc2\xb7 To implement state-of-art computational pipelines/software for the analysis of the genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data generated in the lab

\xc2\xb7 Write and review research papers, present research outcomes and develop connections with local and international researchers for collaboration work

\xc2\xb7 To help train junior researchers and graduate students in the lab

Job Requirements:

\xc2\xb7 PhD in Computational Biology

\xc2\xb7 At least 3 years of relevant working experience in either OMICS approaches or virology

\xc2\xb7 Experience in R/Python/Bash/Matlab programming languages, HPC cluster architecture and with Unix based platforms

\xc2\xb7 Expertise in using tools for the analysis of various next generation sequencing technologies (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) and their integration

\xc2\xb7 Experience in Evolutionary Sciences and Molecular Biology with wet-lab experience

\xc2\xb7 Evidence of being able to work in interdisciplinary environment

\xc2\xb7 Bioinformatics and statistics background

\xc2\xb7 Ambitious and independent

\xc2\xb7 Team player and sociable

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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