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Assistant/ Associate Professor

Assistant/ Associate Professor

CompanyPenn State
LocationState College, PA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesPhD
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in computer science, statistics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, bioinformatics, nutrition, life sciences, or a related field
  • Demonstrable experience in either chemometrics or metabolomics
  • Experience in machine learning, data mining, pattern recognition, and information fusion
  • Well-versed in analysis of high-throughput and high-dimensional data

Responsibilities

  • Develop a strong, independent program focused on computational metabolomics
  • Undertake structural elucidations based on fragmentation patterns
  • Develop new tools to refine and accelerate metabolomics activities
  • Develop databases for metabolite identification and curation of metabolomics projects
  • Develop algorithms for analysis and interpretation of metabolomics data
  • Secure extramural support for an independent research program from the NIH, NSF, or private foundations
  • Train graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
  • Participate in development of a high-profile, interdisciplinary metabolomics research program
  • Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in metabolomics and bioinformatics

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in both computation and wet laboratory approaches
  • Creativity and motivation in computational approaches for complex data