Research Assistant Professor - Biosciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology

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Classification Title: Research Assistant Professor Classification Minimum Requirements: PhD in Biosciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, or related field Job Description: The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine invite applications for a non-tenure-track position at the rank Research Assistant Professor. Our faculty includes some of the brightest and most innovative scholars spanning the virology and genetics disciplines. The Department continues a major expansion of the faculty as part of a 5-year strategic plan. We invite you to learn more about us by visiting https://mgm.ufl.edu/ and https://epi.ufl.edu/. We are seeking an outstanding and creative investigator. Collaborate closely with laboratory personnel to design and implement experiments that characterize biological traits and integrate results with bioinformatics analyses. Design and develop bioinformatics pipelines that leverage short- and long-read sequencing technologies to deliver high-quality genome assemblies for collaborators’ evolutionary and ecology projects conducted in the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) space t...