{"id":39666,"date":"2021-04-28T19:14:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=39666"},"modified":"2021-04-28T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:14:46","slug":"job-scientist-researcher-iv-the-university-of-oklahoma-norman-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-scientist-researcher-iv-the-university-of-oklahoma-norman-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Scientist\/Researcher IV, The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Scientist\/Researcher IV<\/b>\u00a0<b>&#8211;<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b>Job Number:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<b>211078<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b>Organization<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Microbiology and Plant Biology<\/p>\n<h4><b>Job Location<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Oklahoma-Norman-Norman Campus<\/p>\n<h4><b>Schedule<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Full-time<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Work Schedule<\/b><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Monday &#8211; Friday 8-5<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Salary Range<\/b><b>:<\/b>\u00a0$70,000 &#8211; $100,000 based on experience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Benefits Provided<\/b><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Required Attachments<\/b><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Interest, Other Document (See Job Requirements for details)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ou.taleo.net\/careersection\/2\/jobdetail.ftl?job=211078&amp;tz=GMT-05%3A00&amp;tzname=America%2FChicago#new_tab\">https:\/\/ou.taleo.net\/careersection\/2\/jobdetail.ftl?job=211078&amp;tz=GMT-05%3A00&amp;tzname=America%2FChicago#new_tab<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The University of Oklahoma, Norman campus, invites applicants for a full-time research scientist position in quantitative ecology and\/or computational science to support research and educational programs in environmental microbiome\/genomics\/ecology.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The main responsibilities of this position are to: (i) develop novel mathematical\/computational\u00a0 algorithms, biogeochemical\u00a0 models, and ecosystem models enhanced by big microbiome data analysis; (ii) design and develop computational tools or pipelines for mathematical\/statistical analysis of microbiome data (sequencing and gene chip data), particularly modeling; (iii) manage different servers\/systems with cloud computing; (iv) coordinate the efforts for applying supercomputing on the OU campus to microbiome studies; and (v) train postdocs and graduate students for advanced computational and statistical approaches. Opportunities exist for the successful candidate to participate in grant proposal development as a PI or Co-PI. 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