| General |
time management, project management, management of multiple projects, independence, curiosity, self-motivation, ability to synthesize information, ability to complete projects, leadership, critical thinking, dedication, ability to communicate scientific concepts, analytical reasoning, scientific creativity, collaborative ability |
| Computational |
programming, software engineering, system administration, algorithm design and analysis, machine learning, data mining, database design and management, scripting languages, ability to use scientific and statistical analysis software packages, open source software repositories, distributed and high-performance computing, networking, web authoring tools, web-based user interface implementation technologies, version control tools |
| Biology |
molecular biology, genomics, genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, evolutionary theory, regulatory genomics, systems biology, next generation sequencing, proteomics/mass spectrometry, specialized knowledge in one or more domains |
| Statistics and Mathematics |
application of statistics in the contexts of molecular biology and genomics, mastery of relevant statistical and mathematical modeling methods (including experimental design, descriptive and inferential statistics, probability theory, differential equations and parameter estimation, graph theory, epidemiological data analysis, analysis of next generation sequencing data using R and Bioconductor) |
| Bioinformatics |
analysis of biological data; working in a production environment managing scientific data; modeling and warehousing of biological data; using and building ontologies; retrieving and manipulating data from public repositories; ability to manage, interpret, and analyze large data sets; broad knowledge of bioinformatics analysis methodologies; familiarity with functional genetic and genomic data; expertise in common bioinformatics software packages, tools, and algorithms |
