DATA SCIENTIST IN BIOINFORMATICS AND NEUROSCIENCE, Biology

The Lab of Jerry Chen at Boston University is hiring a Data Scientist to be involved in several multi-year BRAIN Initiative related NIH and NSF funded projects. These projects focus on understanding cortical computation during behavior by combining behavior, genomics, spatial transcriptomics, anatomical reconstructions, and large-scale population recordings. This person will be involved in help to analyze experimental data, developing software tools to aid in the data analysis, and helping with data infrastructure and management.

Specific Projects include:

1. Analysis of genomic data.

2. Image analysis for in situ sequencing of gene expression (ie. spatial transcriptomics)

3. Automated behavioral training and video analysis.

4. Analysis of dense electron microscope reconstructions of neuronal connectivity (ie. Connectomics).

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Neuroscience or related technical field.
• One to three years of academic or professional experience.
• Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, and R is required.
• Extensive background in either genomic analysis, image analysis, computer vision, or machine learning is preferred.

This position is eligible for Boston University's generous benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, tuition remission, paid time off, and so much more!

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty, will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the Back2BU site.

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