Buckler Lab International Genomic Informatician and Coordinator at Cornell University Job Listing at DirectEmployers in Ithaca, NY (Job ID 4017740-2024-07-31)

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Buckler Lab International Genomic Informatician and Coordinator

Buckler Lab International Genomic Informatician and Coordinator - Research Associate

Institute for Genomic Diversity and Institute of Biotechnology

Research and Innovation

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) and Buckler Lab at Cornell University are hiring an international genomic informatician.

ILCI is a USAID supported integrated research and delivery program with multidisciplinary expertise at the cutting edge of agricultural development, from plant breeding and machine learning to quantitative genetics and gender inclusion. Based at Cornell University, the project supports breeding programs at national agricultural research institutions (NARIs) in East and West Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean and will serve as a model for introducing advanced agricultural technologies at scale to countries around the world.

The Buckler Lab within the Institute for Genomic Diversity uses functional genomic approaches to dissect complex traits in grasses, cassava, and a wide range of other crops. We use the natural diversity of plant genomes to identify the individual DNA changes responsible for complex trait (quantitative) variation. While we start with natural variation and learn from evolution, we leverage every high-tech, cutting-edge approach available to measure and understand diversity. We are conducting research on comparative genomics, chromatin structure, gene expression, protein levels, metabolites, and robotically collected field-based phenotypes. Our group integrates these data with a combination of computational biology, machine learning, and statistical approaches.

What you will do:

This position will develop, adapt, and deliver genomics and genetics tools for a wide range of crops including dryland cereals, legumes, and roots, tubers, and bananas to NARI researchers. The application of genomic selection has, until recently, mostly focused on major crops and livestock, but the technologies are allowing all species and breeding programs to take advantage of it. The thoughtful integration of genomic selection can accelerate breeding efforts to increase the rate of genetic gain and create novel healthy, nutritious, and sustainable crops for many markets globally. This position will work directly with international researchers in applied agricultural fields to assist in the design, uptake and use of genomic tools that will lead to transformational impact for NARI plant breeding programs. This will require approximately 6 weeks of international and domestic travel annually.

The Genomic Informatician will need advanced genomic skills to design, develop, analyze, and support different genomic datasets, facilitating their deployment to breeders worldwide. This position requires strong skills in R programming for the development of new R packages and reproducible pipelines in R and teaching in the R language. Additionally, the use and development of pipelines utilizing the Breeding API (BrAPI) is needed. Compensation Information:
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