Postdoctoral

Multiple postdoctoral positions in the areas of computational and medical genomics are now available in our group. We are currently looking for postdocs for the Weill location to work in collaboration with Dr. Ronald G. Crystal (http://www.med.cornell.edu/research/ronaldcrystal) There will be ample opportunity to collaborate with research groups located at Cornell and at Weill. Specifically, we are looking for people to work in the following areas:

1) Next generation sequence analysis. The successful applicant will develop algorithms for novel applications of these data to questions in medical genomics, including the causes and consequences of somatic mutation events.  This individual will work on a number of ongoing projects employing next generation sequencing technology.

2) Genome-wide association analysis. This individual will work on the development and assessment of algorithms for GWA analysis. This individual will be expected to interact with group members working on related genome-wide feature selection problems.

3) Network discovery and modeling. The successful applicant will develop graphical modeling approaches for discovering network structure using a variety of genomic data. This individual will be expected to work on existing projects, as well as on their own development of novel methods and applications.

Ideal candidates will have a statistics, computer science, and/or bioinformatics background, strong programming skills, and experience working with publically available data and/or computationally intensive problems in genomics fields. The positions are available immediately. To apply for these positions, please send an email with a single collated PDF including (1) CV, (2) statement of research interests, (3) names and contact information of three references to Beatrix Johnson bj11 at cornell dot edu

Graduate

Graduate students who join our group have already been accepted into the graduate school at Cornell or in a graduate program at Weill. Our students are generally members of the following graduate fields: Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Biometry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genetics and Development, Computational Biology, and the Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine. Please see the following for information on applying to the Cornell Graduate School and the Tri-Institutional Program:

• Cornell Graduate School
• Tri-Institutional Training Program

Undergraduate

Our group generally has from 3-6 undergraduate researchers working ~15-20 hours a week in either the molecular lab or on data analysis projects at any given time. Openings usually occur at the end of each semester for the following semester or summer. These are competitive positions and are usually filled quickly. If you are interested in the possibility of a research position in our group, please send a CV and an email describing your interests to Dr. Mezey before the start of a semester or summer.

Programmers

We now have a position available for a programmer to serve as an integral part of our computational and medical genomics research.We are looking for a programmer who would be primarily at our Ithaca location.

Ideal candidates will have a computer science background, proven programming skills in C/C++ and PERL, experience with relational databases (mysql or similar), basic knowledge of web programming, familiarity with probability and theoretical statistics, and experience working with publically available genomic data. The position is available immediately. To apply, please go to the following link: https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobsearch.ftl and search for job #11422 (Programmer Analyst III; job posting date 09/26/09) If you have any additional questions please contact Jason Mezey jgm45 at cornell dot edu.

Technicians

We do not currently have openings for laboratory technicians.