RESEARCH CONSULTANT/DATA ANALYST
Req #: | 171691 |
Department: | BIOLOGY |
Job Location: | Seattle Campus |
Posting Date: | 09/11/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
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As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for five consecutive years.
The Center for Conservation Biology in the Biology Department at the University of Washington is seeking a highly qualified data analyst who will analyze genetic and related data to address complex forensic and research problems. A major part of this position involves use and optimization of our custom software for genetically assigning geographic origin to forensic samples. Excellent statistical and bioinformatic skills are highly desired along with knowledge of multiple programming languages that interact with our existing software architecture, as well as scripting and computer programming in languages such as R, C++, Python, Perl, SQL and JAVA. Experience in the application of machine learning is also desired.
The Center uses innovative field and laboratory techniques to non-invasively study and monitor a wide variety of wildlife populations around the world. Our primary forensic projects use microsatellite DNA fragment and sequence analyses to identify the locations of major elephant and pangolin poaching hotspots across Africa over time. We also use these tools for sample matching to link transnational criminal organizations to multiple large ivory shipments. Our main wildlife monitoring programs examine: (a) impacts of wolf recovery on the distributions, diets, microbiome and physiological health of sympatric predators and prey in Washington state and (b) impacts of prey loss, toxin and vessel traffic exposure on orca and baleen whales in the Salish Sea. The Center works closely with state, federal and international governments, law enforcement, and non-government organizations. More information about our program can be found at: http://conservationbiology.uw.edu/.
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