Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Microbiome Analysis Core | Harvard University Job at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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  • Harvard University
  • Cambridge, MA

Job Description

School: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Department/Area: Biostatistics

Position Description:

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Microbiome Analysis Core is seeking a data analyst, either MSc or PhD level, for microbiome epidemiology and bioinformatics. The Microbiome Analysis Core, located in the Department of Biostatistics, supports a comprehensive computational and statistical platform for population studies of the human microbiome, its interaction with health and disease, and methods for data mining and machine learning in multi-omic data. This job will entail work with the Microbiome Analysis Core personnel applying and extending microbiome informatics and statistical methods, developed in the Huttenhower lab (e.g. MetaPhlAn, HUMAnN) as well as standards in the field (e.g. DADA2), to human microbiome profiles, including microbial communities assayed in disease, animal models, cross-sectional and prospective human cohorts, and associated clinical phenotypes and/or environmental/lifestyle exposure metadata. These studies generally have the goal of identifying features of the microbiome (16S amplicon, shotgun metagenomic, and shotgun metatranscriptomic sequencing, yielding taxa, gene families, enzymes, and/or pathways) associated with various phenotypes, exposures, and/or outcomes. There will be regular interactions with internal and external contacts, including scientists, collaborators, postdocs, students, and clinicians and industry leaders.

Visit the Huttenhower Lab website at

Basic Qualifications:

-MSc or Ph.D. degree in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology, Biology/Life Sciences, or related fields.

-Proficiency in R programming and Linux/Unix command line.

-Preference given to candidates with experience in microbiome analysis, ordination and cluster analysis, sequence analysis, intermediate R programming, a background in biostatistics, and computing clusters (e.g. Slurm).

-Excellence in research.

-Excellent oral and written communication skills.

-Ability to handle a variety of tasks, effectively solve problems with numerous and complex variables, and rapidly shift priorities.

-Excellent attention to detail is required.

Contact Information:

Nicole Levesque

Contact Email: levesque@hsph.harvard.edu

Special Instructions:

Email application to xmorgan@hsph.harvard.edu and levesque@hsph.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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