Research Assistant

Job Description

• Research Assistant (Bioinformatic) College of Medicine and Health Sciences-UAEU, employed as full-time staff member participating in research, teaching and administrative activities.
• Assist in the analysis of genomic and other omics datasets using bioinformatics tools.
• Perform data preprocessing, quality control, and basic statistical analysis.
• Run and maintain bioinformatics pipelines and workflows.
• Organize and manage biological datasets and analysis records.
• Generate figures, reports, and data summaries for research projects.
• Collaborate with researchers to interpret computational results in a biological context.
• Train and support students and interns in basic bioinformatics analyses and data handling.
• Support manuscripts, presentations, and research documentation. Bioinformatics & Data Analysis
• Perform primary, secondary, and tertiary analysis of genomic data, including sequence quality control, alignment, variant calling, annotation, and interpretation.
• Develop, implement, and customize bioinformatics and statistical analysis pipelines using Python and R for automation, data processing, visualization, and reporting.
• Conduct population genetics, association, and genotype–phenotype analyses using PLINK and related tools.
• Prepare high-quality analytical reports, figures, and summaries for internal review, scientific publications, and funding submissions.
• Analyze bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data to identify differential gene expression, perform pathway and gene set enrichment analyses, and visualize expression patterns
• Integrate RNA expression with genomic and clinical data to interpret results and support biological discovery and translational research.

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Preferred Qualification

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