Job Description:

Summer Internship in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a dynamic non-profit research organization using science to impact the world. Our research groups focus on human genomic medicine, infectious disease, immunology, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. We are looking for self-motivated, inquisitive minds to work with us in asking and finding the answers to questions that progress biomedical research.

We seek an intern to work on a project funded by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify predictive mechanistic biomarker of severe COVID-19 disease. The intern will utilize existing software packages and large multi-omics datasets derived from COVID-19 patient samples to perform statistical tests for correlation analysis. The intern will also utilize advanced machine learning methods to facilitate multi-omics data integration and produce predictive models of COVID-19 disease severity. The successful candidate will report to Dr. Richard H. Scheuermann, Director of Informatics and La Jolla campus director in our La Jolla facility. Candidates should also have demonstrated interest and experience in bioinformatics research.

The candidate will learn:

Projects are likely to include exposure to and training associated with RNA sequencing, cytometry, statistics, computer science, bioinformatics, machine learning, immunology and infectious disease.

Requirements:

• Current undergraduate or graduate student


• Some biology, computer science, or statistics coursework, or relevant experience


• Ability to work independently, while respecting the needs of a larger team


• A commitment to scientific discovery


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Full-time attendance (40 hours per week)

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).


• Ability to work in a confined area.


• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer and lab work.

JCVI offers an excellent working environment and competitive benefits package. For more information, please visit our website at https://careers.jcvi.org/careers/ Equal Opportunity Employer AA M/F/Vet/Disability. To apply, please click the view the job opportunities link to open the job requisition and follow the online application instructions.

J. Craig Venter Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

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