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Apply by February 14 to Join NCI’s CBIIT as Chief of the Data Ecosystems Branch

Do you have experience guiding the development of data analytics capabilities and managing the use of intramural and extramural cancer data in a large research organization? If so, consider joining NCI’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology as Chief of Data Ecosystems Branch in the Informatics and Data Science Program.

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Apply by February 8 to Join NCI’s CCR as a Staff Scientist in Bioinformatics/Computer Science

Put your bioinformatics and computer science skills to the test in NCI’s Center for Cancer Research! Work alongside Cancer and Developmental Biology Laboratory principal investigator labs to analyze and integrate bioinformatic and quantitative developmental biology data.

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Apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics

Another opportunity to support the bioinformatics community at NCI’s sister institute, the National Human Genome Research Institute! In this role, the selected fellow will develop and apply comparative genomic approaches to large-scale genomic data sets, focusing on how non-traditional animal models can be used to convey insights into human disease research.

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Apply for Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Position to Study Genomics of Complex Childhood Disorders at the Center for Precision Health Research

Apply to join the bioinformatics community at NCI’s sister institute, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NHGRI’s Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section is recruiting a bioinformatics-focused postdoctoral fellow to analyze phenotypic and genomic data in support of research for a broad range of childhood health issues in African and African-ancestry populations.

NCI is Recruiting

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research Seeks Health Science Administrators (Scientific Program Officers)

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research is looking for two scientists to support the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium either through proteomics data science/management (which will include coordinating with CBIIT) or biospecimen procurement/management. Applications for these vacancies may be submitted until Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

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Dr. Keyvan Farahani Selected as 2021 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Fellow

CBIIT’s Dr. Keyvan Farahani, imaging informatics program director, has been selected as a 2021 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Fellow for his distinguished contributions to cancer imaging research, medical physics, and the AAPM scientific society.

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Technical Information Specialist Opportunity with the NIH Library Bioinformatics Support Program—Apply by March 31

The NIH Library is recruiting a technical information specialist to serve as coordinator for the NIH Library Bioinformatics Support Program. In this position, the specialist will help NIH researchers and staff (including those at NCI) understand how to learn and apply bioinformatics analysis techniques to their research.

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DATA Scholar Opportunity for Data Scientists with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences—Apply by April 9

Join the NIH data scientist community by becoming an NIH DATA Scholar at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The Center is looking for a data scientist to play an integral role in evaluating and furthering the research understanding of thousands of rare diseases. Applications are due by April 9, 2021.

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Apply by April 9 to Be an NIH DATA Scholar

The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy is pleased to announce the Data and Technology Advancement National Service Scholar Program is now accepting applications for its 2021 cohort.

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Apply for Data Science Fellowship Program at Sister Institute NIAID

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has established the Emerging Leaders in Data Science Fellowship Program to develop a cadre of talented data scientists who have a strong interest in applying their bioinformatics and data science expertise to advance research on infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Applications are due by February 28, 2021.

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