Principal Biostistician/Bioinformatics - Kisumu
Published:KMR 04- Advertised Date: 09/16/2022
- Closing Date: 10/06/2022 17:00:00
- Applications: 60
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- i.Participation in capacity building on bioinformatics by guiding MSc and PhD students on the project in both Kenya and Benin
- ii.In charge of reception and storage of raw sequence data from the sequencing facilities, uploading to the high compute servers
- iii.Take leadership in setting up virtual classroom discussions; small group discussions; data carpentry workshops, personalized virtual office hours with trainees on the statistical analyses of genomic data
- iv.Participation in designing, review and update of the vector genomics and bioinformatics training curriculum
- v.Leadership in conceptualizing, innovating and development of new bioinformatic pipelines for analysis of genomic data
- vi.Conduct bioinformatic analysis of raw sequence data to identify molecular markers associated with insecticide resistance in malaria vectors
- vii.Attend conferences and workshops to disseminate research findings
- viii.Leadership in drafting of technical reports, manuscripts, and outcomes of the project outputs
- ix.Perform any other duties as assigned by the principal investigator
Vacancy Requirements:
# | Description. | Requirement Type |
---|---|---|
1 | i.Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics; Statistics, Medical Statistics, Biostatistics, Health statistics, Biometry or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution | Mandatory |
2 | ii.Expertise in genomics, population genetics, data science, computational biology | Mandatory |
3 | iii.Hands on experience with scripting languages such as Linux, Python, R and a strong grounding in biological sciences | Mandatory |
4 | iv.Familiarity with commonly used tools for variant detection (samtools, bowtie2, BWA, IGV, ANNOVAR, GATK) and file formats (BED, VCF, FASTQ, BAM, FASTA) | Mandatory |
5 | v.Familiarity with commonly used and publicly available bioinformatics databases (e.g. GenBank, Uniprot, DDBJ, Ensemble, GEO, SRA, ExAC, ESP,ClinVar, VectorBase, KEGG, HGMD, OMIM, PubMed, UCSC) | Mandatory |
6 | vi.Experience designing bioinformatics experiments and/or providing oversight for the design of 'omics/bioinformatics experiments. | Mandatory |
7 | vii.Experience working with unstructured data sources, (experience with genome assembly) | Mandatory |
8 | viii.An understanding of genome sequencing technologies and strategies. | Mandatory |
9 | ix.Having a familiarity with Big Data analysis including data mining, complex data visualization. | Mandatory |
10 | x.Proficiency in computer application; and | Mandatory |
11 | xi.Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution | Mandatory |
12 | Enthusiastic and strong interest in mosquito genomics, insecticide resistance and vector control | Mandatory |
13 | Experience with mathematical modelling and computational biology | Mandatory |
14 | Strong project management, communication, and interpersonal skills | Mandatory |
15 | Membership of relevant professional networks (h3A, ASBCB, EASCB, ISCB and ISMB) | Mandatory |
16 | Previous work with mosquitoes, or knowledge and ecology of mosquitoes will be an added advantage | Mandatory |
17 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning skills in design of appropriate statistical analysis of experimental data | Mandatory |
18 | Experience working with high-performance computing | Mandatory |
19 | Experience in successfully leading teams | Mandatory |
20 | Excellent organizational capability to structure and organize tasks and set priorities logically and effectively | Mandatory |
21 | Results driven; ability to judiciously spend resources available to achieve the most optimal outcomes | Mandatory |
22 | Ability to build and lead strong teams and achieve projected milestones | Mandatory |
23 | Ability to identify potential problems and trouble-shoot solutions | Mandatory |
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Job Type
Contract
Salary
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No. of Vacancies
1
Job Grade
KMR 04
Location
Address:P.O. BOX 54840-00200
Phone No:+254(020)2722541,011990227
City:NAIROBI
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Email Address:d365@kemri.go.ke
Our Vission:To be a Leading Centre of Excellence in Research for Human Health
Our Mission:To improve Human Health and Quality of Life 9through Research,Capacity,Building,Innovation and Service Delivery
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