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• This position is subject to the availability of funding. The incumbent is not eligible for Service Professional non-renewal notice, or Classified Staff layoff or recall status.
• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.

The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University and the Caporaso Bioinformatics Lab seek a Application Programmer Apprentice to be part of a bioinformatics research and open source bioinformatics software development team. This position will involve microbiome bioinformatics data analysis, and software development, testing, documentation and support, centered around the QIIME 2 (https://qiime2.org) open source software package.

Bioinformatics Analyst - 45%

• Learn and perform bioinformatics data analysis and interpretation. This will primarily involve applications of the QIIME 2 platform to analyze microbiome project data.
• Receives training and guidance to learn how to gather and interpret basic information related to additions or modifications to university supported applications in order to be used for recommendations.
• Assists in writing basic reports and communications to provide information.
• Learns to develop programming logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.
• Receives training and guidance to learn how to analyze requirements, test, and integrate routine application components.

Research Software Engineering - 30%

• Learn to design, develop, and test new features for the QIIME 2 platform.
• Assist with QIIME 2 release activities.
• Assists in ensuring that system improvements are successfully implemented and realized.

QIIME 2 Support Assistant - 20%

• Assist with technical support to QIIME 2 users on the QIIME 2 Forum.
• Train to co-teach QIIME 2 workshops.

Other - 5%

• Assist with general administrative duties in the Caporaso Lab.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school degree.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2-4 years programming experience.
• Experience developing and testing Python software.
• Experience performing data analysis with QIIME 2.
• Experience using GitHub (or a similar platform).
• Experience working with command line software in Linux and macOS environments.

Knowledge

• Will be taught baseline working knowledge of administration tools, processes, policies and concepts including design, configuration driven customization, programming, scripting, and database languages.
• Will be taught application configuration and development best practices.

Skills

• Bioinformatics data analysis skills, including:
  • Using command line software, compute clusters, and narrative computing environments such as Jupyter Notebook or R Studio.
• Software development and testing skills.
• Programming languages.
• Enterprise applications.
• Time management skills.

Abilities

• Balances competing priorities.
• Demonstrates basic problem solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities.
• Communicates effectively.
• Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.

Anticipated salary range is $47,634 to $59,542. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.

This is a Classified Staff (CLS) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System; paid vacation and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified dependents. More information on benefits at NAU is available on the Human Resources benefits website. Classified Staff employees are in a probationary status for their first six months at NAU. NAU is a tobacco and smoke-free campus. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). New employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of the pay period following their enrollment, after their employment date. Employees will have 31 days from their start date to enroll in benefits. Additionally, new employees will begin participating in the Arizona State Retirement System, and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it, on the first of the pay period following 6 months after the new employee's start date.

Your career at Northern Arizona University includes the opportunity for professional development. New employee on-boarding training includes courses to be completed within the first 30 days.

NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.

January 4, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button on this page. You must submit your application by clicking on the "Submit" button by midnight of the application deadline. If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the Human Resources website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.

If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, DR@nau.edu, or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

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