Full Time Position for a Bioinformatician in Transcriptomics
Full time permanent position. The position is available as soon as possible. 6 months trial period.
Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the individuals who with their curiosity and their dedication makes Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting work places. Uppsala University has 40,000 students, 6,500 employees and a turnover of SEK 5,500 million.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a rapidly growing field that provides fascinating new insights into the genetic underpinnings of cellular functions and diseases. However, these new methods place increasing demands on computational expertise and data management. The Swedish Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Life Sciences (BILS;http://bils.se) is therefore seeking a motivated bioinformatician to join their ranks and provide support to projects in the field of transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing.
Job description: The position will be placed at Uppsala University and will be linked to Science for Life Laboratory. Among the main objectives for this newly created post will be the reconstruction of transcripts from read data, using both mapping-based but also de-novo assembly algorithms. In addition, the candidate is expected to provide support to projects working with RNA sequencing to study the expression of genes and transcripts. Finally, a major aspect of the study of transcriptomes is the ability to assign functions to individual sequences. Together with the team at the BILS annotation platform, the successful applicant will spend part of the time on the development and implementation of workflows for the functional annotation of genes and transcripts.
Qualifications: We seek a candidate with a PhD in bioinformatics, molecular biology, computer science or any related field who has a strong competence in working with large sequencing data sets and analysis methods in the field of NGS, including but not limited to, RNA-seq. The ability to drive projects and work in a collaborative, yet service-minded environment is a must. Special consideration will furthermore be given to applicants with proficiency in one or more scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python, Ruby) as well as experience in pipeline design. Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English are required, since the candidate will collaborate with scientists of very different backgrounds. Emphasis will be placed on personal suitability for the position.
Information: For questions regarding BILS, please check out our website athttp://www.bils.se or contact the director of BILS, Bengt Persson (bengt.persson@bils.se). For questions regarding the position, please send an Email to Henrik Lantz (henrik.lantz@imbim.uu.se).
You are welcome to submit your application no later than 12 May 2014. Please see the link below for full details and to access the application form:
http://www.uu.se/en/jobs/jobs-detail-page/?positionId=3D36290