Research Project Manager / Data Analyst

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The overarching goal of the lab of Dr. Julia Rager is to unravel relationships between environmental exposures and health outcomes, with a focus on complex mixtures at growing prevalence in the environment. The overarching goal of the lab of Dr. Rebecca Fry is to identify genomic and epigenomic mechanisms linking prenatal exposure to chemicals and adverse outcomes in pregnancy and childhood. The larger program-level goal for IEHS is to optimize the health of the most vulnerable populations in North Carolina and beyond and provide innovative solutions to promote health.

The Department of Environment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering ( ESE) focuses on the interface between people and the environment with interdisciplinary programs in air quality, atmospheric processes, human exposure and health effects, and sustainable water resources, drawn from faculty expertise in the physical and life sciences engineering and policy. The Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering ( ESE) is an academic and research department located in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and has 24 faculty, 29 joint and adjunct faculty, 14 administrative staff members, and 7 research staff members. It has about 120 graduate students. The mission of the Gillings School of Global Public Health is to improve public health, promote individual well-being, and eliminate health disparities across North Carolina and around the world.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering is seeking a Data Analysis Project Manager to oversee the day-to-day research operations of Institute for Environmental Health Solutions ( IEHS). The manager will oversee numerous ongoing activities associated with multiple concurrent research projects of Dr. Julia Rager, Dr. Rebecca Fry, and the Institute for Environmental Health Solutions ( IEHS).

The Data Analyst Project Manager will become a key member of a dynamic research team by providing critical research expertise for complex high-dimensional data analysese in biomedical / environmental health research that includes: (1) developing novel advanced statistical methods and bioinformatics/cheminformatics pipelines to process, analyze, annotate and illustrate high-dimensional data, (2) analyzing large complex omics/high-throughput research data (e.g., genomics, metabolomics, exposomics and non-targeted chemical data), (3) discovering and proposing new research hypotheses through data mining, (4) contributing to research activities such as writing grant proposals, (5) reporting research results in posters and manuscripts, (6) presenting data and information to the research team, (7) serving as a research contact and data analyst manager for students, postdoctoral trainees, and research staff.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Though applicants with experience in all areas of statistics and data science are encouraged to apply, we recognize a general need and will give preference for skills and knowledge in the following areas:

Excellent written and oral communication skills are needed. Outstanding programing skills (R and Python preferred) for data analysis topics spanning omics, systems biology, chemistry, exposure science, epidemiology, and health outcomes. Excellent organizational skills and data/script tracking and sharing. Capacity for learning new technical skills independently. Demonstrated self-motivation.

Not Applicable

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