Job Description

Position Title:

Postdoc Fellow - Animal Breeding and Genetics (Bioinformatician)

Appointment Type:

Post Doc/Trainee

Job Description:

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work on the analysis and integration of genomic and epigenetic data generated by the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) projects to identify cis-regulatory regions and evaluate their potential impact of phenotypes using genomic prediction and comparative sequence analyses. The successful candidate will lead projects and participate as part of a team of geneticists and bioinformaticians within the Animal Breeding and Genetics group at ISU. For additional information, please contact: Dr. James Koltes: jekoltes@iastate.edu

The duties of the job are:

• Development and testing of pipelines for the analysis of high-throughput genomics and epigenetics data.
• Conduct genomic selection and genome-wide association (GWA) analyses to integrate functional genomics and GWAS data.
• Collaborate with other bioinformatics to help test and develop web-based bioinformatics tools.
• Develop online and in-person training materials, including workshops to educate community members on how to use bioinformatics tools and resources developed in this project.
• Lead communications (meetings) with collaborators to ensure research progress.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience with Next Generation Sequencing data analysis and/or experience in genomic selection

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of current best practices in epigenetic and transcriptomic data analysis
• Experience in UNIX and R programming and high-performance computing
• Demonstrated skills in computer programming with at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Julia, or similar)
• Experience in developing web applications on a server
• Experience with MySQL database software
• Experience with comparative genomic data analysis/genomic breeding value estimation
• Demonstrated experience utilizing computer programming to analyze biological data

Proposed Start Date:

July 1, 2025

Proposed End Date or Length of Term:

June 30, 2026

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Time Type:

Full time

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Why Choose ISU?

Iowa State Postdocs enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing Program

Original Posting Date:

April 11, 2025

Posting Close Date:

May 2, 2025

Job Requisition Number:

R16805