Research Specialist

**Job Title** Research Specialist **Agency** Texas A&M Agrilife Research **Department** Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture-Precision Nutrition **Proposed Minimum Salary** $5,416.67 monthly **Job Location** College Station, Texas **Job Type** Staff **Job Description** **About the Position** ====================== Precision Nutrition in Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A& M University is seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to join a multidisciplinary research team investigating the interactions among nutrition, metabolism, immunity, aging, and chronic diseases. The successful candidate will lead the analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets generated from both animal models and human studies. **Job Description Summary** The Research Specialist performs bioinformatics research in a multidisciplinary environment investigating the interactions among nutrition, metabolism, immunity, aging, and chronic diseases. This position leads the analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets generated from animal models and human studies to support biomedical research and data-driven discovery. **Responsibilities** * Analyzes and interprets high-throughput sequencing and omics datasets, including: * Microbiome (16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics) * Bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing * Spatial transcriptomics * Proteomics * Metabolomics * Multi-omics integration analyses * Develops and maintains bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and quality control. * Collaborates with biologists, nutrition scientists, and clinicians to generate biological insights from complex datasets. * Prepares figures, reports, manuscripts, and grant applications. * Mentors graduate students and other trainees in computational biology approaches. * Contributes to the development of innovative analytical methods and research directions. **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor's Degree. * Eight years of related experience. * Demonstrated experience analyzing next-generation sequencing data. * Proficiency in R, Python, Linux/Unix, and statistical analysis. * Experience with microbiome, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics datasets. * Strong publication record and excellent communication skills. **Preferred Education and Experience:** * Master or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, or a related field. * Experience with single-cell RNA-seq analysis. * Experience with multi-omics integration and systems biology approaches. * Familiarity with cloud computing, high-performance computing clusters, and machine learning methods. * Experience with pathway enrichment, network analysis, and visualization tools. **Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?** =================================== When you choose to **_work_** for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents. In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following: * [Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance](https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/) with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  * 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   * Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month * Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas   * Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife **Applicant Instructions** ========================== Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application. **Required Documents** * CV/ Resume * Cover letter * List of references * Certifications/ additional documentation All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.