Overview
The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, which is part of the Program in Public Health at the University of California, Irvine seeks a Specialist for a genetic analysis research project.
The person selected for this position will work closely with the principal investigator to:
• Assist with running pipelines on a Unix-based high performance compute cluster (HPC) for rare and common variant analysis, polygenic risk score calculations, and visualization of the results;
• Writing and running code in the R programming language;
• Assist with data management and data cleaning;
• Contribute towards team meetings, interpretation and presentation of results, and writing of a manuscript
UC Irvine is one of ten campuses of the highly regarded University of California system. UCI has approximately 36,000 students, 1,100 faculty members and offers over 200 degree programs. UCI has been ranked among the top 10 public universities in the U.S. for the past six straight years, is designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, is rated #1 for supporting the American Dream, #1 for value by Forbes magazine, #1 on Sierra magazine’s “Cool
Schools” list of sustainability leaders, and is #2 for social mobility in the U.S. News rankings. Established in 2003, our rapidly growing Program in Public Health offers BA, BS, MS, MPH and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of emphasis areas, was recently ranked among the top 50 schools and programs in public health in the country by U.S. News and World Report. More information is available at: http://publichealth.uci.edu/
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The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The salary range for this position is $53,100 – $188,200. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf
About Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
