IT Analyst/Programmer - 2 (Haendel)

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $75K - $118K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ May 13th, 2026

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an IT Analyst/Programmer - 2 (Semantic Engineer). The role involves leading the development of semantic pipelines, algorithms, data models, ontologies, and integration strategies to support translational research across diverse data types, while also contributing to research publications and grant preparations.

Highlights

Develops semantic pipelines, algorithms, data models, and ontologies for translational research.
Provides IT/software engineering support within the Department of Genetics and Translational and Integrative Sciences Laboratory.
Works with varied data types including clinical research variables, imaging metadata, genotype-phenotype, expression, and other 'omics data.
Contributes technically to research publications and grant/funding application efforts.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including faculty, scientists, postdocs, and students.
Requires a Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Semantic Web Science, or closely related field.
Must have experience in semantic data engineering; preferred skills include Python programming, use of graph databases, semantic technologies (OWL, RDF, JSON-LD), and version control systems (Git/GitHub).
Experience implementing bioinformatics pipelines and semantic data curation workflows is preferred.
Salary range offered: $75,000 to $118,000 annually.
Supports research aligned with automated bio data curation, knowledge representation, semantic engineering, and AI-related algorithm development.