New 
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (GSO)
 University of Rhode Island | |
 United States, Rhode Island, Kingston | |
 Oct 02, 2025 | |
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (GSO)
Posting Number: SF02060 Position Type: Professional Staff Union: Non-Union Non-Classified Staff Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: N/A Pay Grade Range: Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $56,880 - $62,858 Department: GSO Research Campus Location: Job Description Summary: The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by October 3, 2025. Applications received after October 3, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City. ______________________________________________________________________________________ BASIC FUNCTION: The successful candidate will work on an NSF funded project that utilizes a multi-omics approach to understand metabolic processing in marine phytoplankton blooms. Perform non-routine research work. Analyze and interpret data and generate publishable manuscripts under minimum supervision. Duties and Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Analyze meta-transcriptome data generated from coastal diatom bloom. Utilize high-performance computing to process raw transcript data, conduct functional and taxonomic identification of contigs and perform statistical hypothesis testing. Perform computer tasks related to scientific data processing, analysis, and interpretation, including statistical analyses; preparation of manuscripts for publication; and archiving of data and code. Generate weekly data analysis reports to chart progress. Participate in weekly lab meetings with all members of the lab and in one on one meetings with supervisor every 1-3 weeks. Assist other members of the lab with statistical and graphical analysis questions as they arise. Work closely with collaborators at other institutions, sharing data, analyses, and interpretation. Participate in outreach activities. Travel to group meetings, scientific conferences, and outreach activities. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform other duties as assigned. Assist with proposal preparation. Assist with field sampling. LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT: Personal computers and printers; word processing, database management, spreadsheet software, other scientific analysis software (R, python, MatLab), laboratory equipment as specified. Environmental conditions: This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Posting Date: 09/15/2025 To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/15681 jeid-502cd25914bf18408ff4853f99532d16 | |