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Passing on the following opportunity: Microsoft Research New England's Computational Biology Group has an open contract Research Assistant (RA) position starting immediately and ending June 30th, 2019 (with the potential to extend). This group is similar to a comp bio lab in that its focus is on societal impact and publication. More information and application instructions here: _https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/cancer-immunotherapy-and-machine-learning-research-assistant-job-description/_ -Phil -- *Microsoft Research New England Research Assistant* *Cancer Immunotherapy and Machine Learning* Are you a recent college graduate looking to increase your expertise in machine learning or computational biology research before pursuing a Ph.D.? Do you consider yourself a self-starter who is motivated to expand your knowledge and experience in python and machine learning? If so, you may be the person we’re looking for to fill our contract research assistant position. About Us Microsoft Research New England’s Computational Biology Group thrives at the intersection of computer science and biology. We have advanced the state of the art across several domains, including setting the standard for RNA guide selection for CRISPR gene editing. We are now collaborating with experts in cancer immunotherapy at several leading cancer centers and universities to use machine learning to better understand and harness the power of the human immune system to fight cancer. More information is available on our website about our team’s work and Microsoft Research generally. We have an open contract RA position starting immediately and ending June 30, 2019 (with the potential to extend). Interviews will start immediately. About You The successful candidate will have the following required skills: - Demonstrated proficiency in Python programming—in particular, scientific computing using tools such as numpy/scipy/scikit-learn/pandas - Basic expertise in machine learning, such as would be acquired through undergraduate courses - Demonstrated ability to structure and motivate your learning and workload under the mentorship of a diverse group of researchers and data scientists - Experience working with data Additional preferred skills (desired but not required) include at least some of: - Basic expertise in biology or bioinformatics, such as would be acquired through undergraduate courses - Comfort with command-line tools and scripting (e.g., bash, PowerShell) - Experience with pre-processing biological data (accessing common databases, using pipelines) - Experience working with large datasets The candidate will work under the supervision of Lester Mackey, Vasilis Syrgkanis (located in our New England lab in Cambridge, MA) and Miro Dudik (located in our New York City lab in Manhattan). Although Cambridge, MA is the preferred location for this position, it may also be possible to locate the position in NYC if needed. To Apply Please follow the instructions here: _https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/cancer-immunotherapy-and-machine-learning-research-assistant-job-description/_ ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T932a220145c0b09d-M02d9fbe04ea9bb8f7d4159d8 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
