OPS Bioinformatics Analyst

Job Details

Job No: 538909
Work Type:
Part Time

Location:

Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories:
Biology/Life Science, Grant or Research Administration
Department:  - PHHP-COM EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Department of Epidemiology is seeking a part‑time OPS Bioinformatics Analyst. This position will be responsible for demultiplexing, quality‑filtering, and dereplicating raw 16S sequencing reads using QIIME2/DADA
2. The analyst will compute alpha diversity indices (Shannon, Faith's PD, Chao1, Simpson), calculate beta diversity (Bray-Curtis, Uni Frac), and generate ordination plots (PCoA). This position is key to driving innovative health sciences research throughout the department and will work with a variety of collaborators to collect, analyze and interpret conclusions for data.

• Demultiplex, quality‑filter, and dereplicate raw 16S sequencing reads using QIIME2/DADA
  2.
• Remove chimeric sequences and generate high‑resolution ASVs.
• Assign taxonomy with SILVA/Greengenes reference databases.

• Compute alpha diversity indices (Shannon, Faith's PD, Chao1, Simpson).
• Calculate beta diversity (Bray-Curtis, Uni Frac) and generate ordination plots (PCoA).
• Perform differential abundance testing and produce heatmaps, bar charts, and other visual summaries.

• Merge microbiome metrics with inflammatory biomarkers and clinical data for downstream modeling.
• Document pipeline steps, parameter choices, and quality metrics in lab notebooks and version‑controlled scripts.
• Prepare concise figures and tables for manuscripts and grants.

• Attend weekly team meetings to discuss progress and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with Biostatistics Analyst, Graduate Research Assistants, and Faculty to ensure data compatibility and consistency.
• Provide training materials to lab members on pipeline usage when needed.

Expected Salary: $25 - $35 per hour; salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

• Master's degree in Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a related field.
• Prior exposure to clinical microbiome studies, especially longitudinal designs.
• Familiarity with R libraries (phyloseq, vegan) and version control (Git).
• Proficiency in command-line bioinformatics tools (Python, R, QIIME2).
• Experience with 16S workflow, ASV generation, and diversity metrics.
• Applicants must be independent, self‑motivated, detail‑oriented, organized, performance‑oriented.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Schedule:

This is a part‑time position at 20 hours per week. Hours may be flexible within the week but are expected to occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday‑Friday.

If an accommodation is needed to apply for this position, please call  or the Florida Relay System at  (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. Searches are conducted according to Florida's Sunshine Law.

This is a time‑limited position.

Applications Close: 10 March 2026

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No

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. The University of Florida is a public institution and is subject to all requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call  or the Florida Relay System at  (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF.