Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 14 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the position
• The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is looking for a Statistics and Bioinformatics Internship Student to support the breeding program in Arusha Tanzania.

Main Responsibilities
• Support in providing technical assistance in data collection, analysis, interpretation for the breeding lines.
• Support in use of computer skills for data analysis using software such as R and SAS.
• Assist in organizing data, documentation and developing technical reports and publications.
• Support in the development of improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, methodologies, systems, and databases.
• Any other duties as may be required by the Plant Breeder/Country Coordinator.
• Developing standards for breeding data management processes.
• Developing tools to solve data cleaning management challenges.
• Creating unique methodologies for breeding research purposes.
• Working alongside other bioinformaticians, biology researchers and tech specialists.
• Programming new software or customizing existing systems to align well with the breeding team’s needs.
• Analyzing molecular datasets like genomic sequence data.
• Consulting with biologists and researchers to analyze problems and determine computational strategies to solve those problems.

Requirements
• A MSc degree – recently graduated in a relevant discipline such as Bioinformatics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Biology.
• Proficiency in R/python (prior experience in performing bioinformatics analyses in R/python would be an advantage).
• Experience in performing data analyses using various software tools using R or on high-performance computing platforms.
• Experience in genomics and sequencing technologies such as DNA, and RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent ability to work independently, analyze data, interpret results, and provide summaries on collaborative projects.

Terms of employment
• This is an internship position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The contract will be for period of six (6) months and is renewable to a maximum of one year depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
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Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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