Research Senior Technician
Core
Lead, conduct, and assist with applied research using the iVirus cyberinfrastructure to support viral and microbial ecology research.
Role type
Senior Research Technician (Bioinformatics/Computational Biology)
Builds
Containerized tool suites (iVirus2), viral sequence analysis pipelines, and deployed tools on CyVerse.
Domain
Academic research, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Viral Ecology
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux/command-line proficiency, Python scripting, Git version control, technical documentation
Preferred skills
Containerization (Docker/Singularity), workflow management (Snakemake/Nextflow), genomics/sequence analysis experience
Technologies
iVirus2 Suite, CyVerse, Python, Git, Docker, Singularity, Apptainer, Snakemake, Nextflow
Responsibilities
Document iVirus2 tool suite, build pipelines for viral sequence analysis, deploy tools to CyVerse, conduct and assist with applied research
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC