Part-time programmer Position in Plant Systems Biology & Evolutionary Genomics
Purdue University Center for Plant Biology

A programmer position at Purdue’s Center for Plant Biology – in the laboratory of Dr. Kranthi Varala - is available as part of a 4-year DOE Grant entitled: EvoNet: A phylogenomic and systems biology approach to identify genes underlying plant survival in marginal, low-N soils.

The successful applicant will have skills and experience in programming and project management. The position will include analyses (including Machine learning approaches) on biological datasets using Python, Perl, R and/or other programming languages. Experience with HPC and job scheduling systems is highly desirable. This position also includes Project Management duties, which involve collaborative software development at three participating institutions, maintaining and expanding current code base. This project presents an excellent opportunity to work with scientists from a broad range of expertise. It also includes opportunities to develop new methods and algorithms for integrating phylogenetics with systems biology approaches in a big data framework. Therefore, the ideal candidate would have excellent communication skills and would be motivated in developing novel analyses methods.

NOTE: Knowledge of molecular biology is helpful, but NOT required for this position.

For more details about the research in Varala lab please visit:
Varala Lab web page: https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/varalalab/
Varala Faculty web page: https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=kvarala&intDirDeptID=16

Job Specifications:
Pay Range: 15-18$/hour. Scaled commensurate to experience.
Hours: 10-20 hours/week. Schedule can be flexible, but will be agreed upon by both parties at start of each semester.
Length of employment: Minimum of 2 semesters. Can be extended, by mutual agreement, up to three years.
Start Date: ASAP

Please send resume and 2-3 letters of reference by email to: kvarala@purdue.edu. Please include in the subject line of your email: Programmer – DOE project

Varala Lab
Purdue University
Center for Plant Biology