Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Associate - CMMG at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

JOB PURPOSE
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, provide scientific and technical assistance to
complete laboratory based, clinical or population science research.  May assist in writing research protocols and in manuscript preparation.  Design and perform research protocols independently or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Perform laboratory based scientific techniques or clinical/population science (human subjects) research.  Design and perform experiments, recruit participants for studies by developing surveys and interviewing candidates.  Participate in implementing research objectives, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines.  Assist staff with experiments /research protocols as required.  Communicate with principal investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.

Collect and log laboratory results, clinical outcomes and/or survey data.  Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts or tables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated. Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.

Prepare and present presentations regarding research results for professional, scientific and academic conferences.  Summarize and organize data results for submittal to academic and scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.  Write scientific manuscripts and other documents for publication. Fact-check, proofread, and edit research documents to ensure accuracy.

Maintain the laboratory work areas including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required.  Order and organize required research supplies and records.  Maintain cleanliness and organization of work station.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

A Research Associate position in the area of multi-omics data analysis in pregnancy is available in Dr. Adi Tarca’s Lab at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics at Wayne State University. This is a one year position from August 1st 2023 – July 31st 2024. The ideal candidate for this position will have a PhD degree in a relevant filed (statistics, biostatistics, biomedical engineering, computer science, etc.) and a track record of publications involving analyses of omics data in pregnancy. The candidate will conduct data quality control and preprocessing as needed for each omics platform involved (RNA-Seq, single-cell RNA-Seq, SomaScan proteomics), conduct differential expression/abundance analysis to determine associations with phenotypes using software packages (e.g. limma, edgeR, DESeq), conduct mixed-effect modeling for longitudinal omics-data, apply machine learning, clustering, functional profiling and pathway analysis. The candidate is expected to conduct data analysis, develop data analysis packages (R/Bioconductor, Python), draft manuscripts, and submit curated data to public repositories such as the Gene Expression Omnibus, dbGaP.

Education   Bachelor's degree
Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, preferred.    Requires advanced knowledge, predominantly intellectual in character, in a field of science or learning acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction.  

Experience   Experienced (minimum 2 years of job-related experience)
Experience performing basic research techniques, preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to work independently.  Ability to analyze, summarize and interpret research findings in reports and communicate results. Knowledge of scientific integrity principles. Excellent time management and organization skills.  Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with others in a collaborative environment.  Microsoft office software skills.

PhD in a quantitative field; three first author publications involving omics data analysis in pregnancy research

H06 - School of Medicine

H0656 - Center for Molecular Medicine/Genetics

• Regular Employee
• Job type: Full Time
• Job category: Research

• Compensation type: Annual Salary
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Typical work environment may include a laboratory and/ or office environment. May require working non-standard business hours including evenings and weekends. May be required to travel to scientific conferences.

• Number of openings: 1
• Reposted position: No
• Reposted reason: None (New Requisition)
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Wayne State University provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. The university encourages applications from women, people of color and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.