What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor position at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine?
About the position
We are seeking a highly motivated data scientist to join our group. This person will be responsible for performing hands-on exploratory and regulatory-related biomarker analysis, large-scale proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, and other 'omic analyses, with a primary goal of identifying and validating targets and biomarkers in preclinical studies and clinical trials for respiratory diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sarcoidosis, sepsis, and trauma. More specifically, this person will participate in the design of omic studies in preclinical research and cohort studies, implement cutting-edge bioinformatics and statistical methods and tools to analyze the data including but not limited to RNAseq, proteomics data, metabolomics data, etc, and perform integrative analysis of omic data and available clinical data in clinical trials. This is a full-time, faculty position at the assistant professor level. The successful appointee will collaborate closely with other faculty on campus. As this is a faculty position, s/he will be expected to be productive in research, including publications and funding.
Qualifications
Required:
- Possession of a terminal degree in Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or an analogous field.
- Profound knowledge of data science methodologies, especially in Bioinformatics. This encompasses but is not restricted to, machine learning, deep learning, and network science applied to clinical and omics datasets.
Preferred:
- A demonstrated interest or previous experience in the identification of biomarkers and clustering clinical and omics data for protein signatures, phenotypes, and endotypes by integrating proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics with clinical settings.
- Demonstrated capability to forge robust collaborations with professionals in the basic and clinical sectors.
- Have strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work, excellent communication skills, and scientific publications.
- Experience with R, Unix/Linux systems, and AWS cloud computing. Additional experience with languages/software including Python and SQL.
Ideal:
- The ideal candidate should demonstrate potential for developing a strong independent research program.
- Experience or potential to secure extramural funding will be highly valued.
How to Apply:
Applicants should send the following materials to Dr. James Ji hji@luc.edu.
- a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a research statement;
- a list of at least three references (who will be contacted for finalists only).