Job ID: 629641
Job date: 2017-11-20
End Date:
Company : Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2017-11-20
End Date:
Company : Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
Starting as soon as possible, we are seeking for one Bioinformatics Scientist high-throughput data analysis and statistical modelling in the field of Genome Integrity & RNA biology. A Post-Doctoral position is available for a joint collaborative project between the laboratories of Dr. Michela Di Virgilio (DNA Repair and Maintenance of Genome Stability) and Dr. Altuna Akalin (Scientific Bioinformatics Platform) at the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, Germany. The candidate will be responsible for data analysis and method development for genomics data sets including but not limited to high-throughput sequencing datasets. He/she will be interacting and collaborating with MDC/BIMSB research groups and external collaborators within defined national and international consortiums, as well as supporting research in Genome Integrity and DNA repair, and computational epigenomics within the platform. The candidate will be an active member of both research groups and report to both Dr. Akalin and Dr. Di Virgilio.
Additional Info:
The MDC Berlin-Buch (https://www.mdc-berlin.de/) is a member of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers, and its focus is biomedical research in the areas of Cardiovascular and Metabolic diseases, Cancer and Function and Dysfunction of Nervous System. The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) of the MDC expands and adds systems biology approaches to decipher the ‘post-transcriptional regulatory code’ and to directly integrate it with other major cellular and gene regulatory mechanisms. The MDC is an equal opportunity employer and supports gender equality. For further information please contact: Ms Jasmin Bonkowski, e-mail: jasmin.bonkowski@mdc-berlin.de Please e-mail your application until December 10th 2017 to jasmin.bonkowski@mdc-berlin.de including the job registration number 10880/2017 in the e-mail subject. Please provide your application as a single pdf file comprising: 1. Cover letter describing your long-term career goals (1 page); 2. Research statement (600 words max); 3. CV including contact details of at least two referees (including PhD supervisor); 4. PhD degree certificate (or expected thesis/award date). Only complete applications that adhere to guidelines 1 to 4 above will be considered. MAX DELBRÜCK CENTRUM FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE Personnel Department • POB 74 02 38 • 13092 Berlin jobs@mdc-berlin.de • www.mdc-berlin.de[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
Starting as soon as possible, we are seeking for one Bioinformatics Scientist high-throughput data analysis and statistical modelling in the field of Genome Integrity & RNA biology. A Post-Doctoral position is available for a joint collaborative project between the laboratories of Dr. Michela Di Virgilio (DNA Repair and Maintenance of Genome Stability) and Dr. Altuna Akalin (Scientific Bioinformatics Platform) at the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, Germany. The candidate will be responsible for data analysis and method development for genomics data sets including but not limited to high-throughput sequencing datasets. He/she will be interacting and collaborating with MDC/BIMSB research groups and external collaborators within defined national and international consortiums, as well as supporting research in Genome Integrity and DNA repair, and computational epigenomics within the platform. The candidate will be an active member of both research groups and report to both Dr. Akalin and Dr. Di Virgilio.
Requirements:
Applicants should have: - PhD degree in computational genomics, bioinformatics, computer science, statistics or equivalent. - Proven track record in bioinformatics, specifically in computational genomics. However, applicants who have strong background in statistics and programming (e.g. PhD in statistics with relevant publications) are also welcome to apply and will be given special consideration, even though they do not have much experience in bioinformatics. - Excellent programming skills for data analysis preferably in R & in one of the scripting languages such as Python. In addition, experience in C/C++ would be beneficial and highly desirable. Statistics and machine learning course work and/or demonstrated application of those in previous research is also necessary. Experience and/or interest in database technologies (SQL and/or noSQL) and traditional high-performance computing clusters would be a plus. - Fundamentals of molecular biology & fluency in spoken and written English. The position is available until August 31st 2019 in the first instance, with a possibility for further extension. Remuneration is according to the German scale E13 TVöD /Bund/Ost.Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- genomic
- HPC
- Machine Learning
- molecular biology
- NoSQL
- Programing in C
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in R
- SQL
- Statistics
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Additional Info:
The MDC Berlin-Buch (https://www.mdc-berlin.de/) is a member of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers, and its focus is biomedical research in the areas of Cardiovascular and Metabolic diseases, Cancer and Function and Dysfunction of Nervous System. The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) of the MDC expands and adds systems biology approaches to decipher the ‘post-transcriptional regulatory code’ and to directly integrate it with other major cellular and gene regulatory mechanisms. The MDC is an equal opportunity employer and supports gender equality. For further information please contact: Ms Jasmin Bonkowski, e-mail: jasmin.bonkowski@mdc-berlin.de Please e-mail your application until December 10th 2017 to jasmin.bonkowski@mdc-berlin.de including the job registration number 10880/2017 in the e-mail subject. Please provide your application as a single pdf file comprising: 1. Cover letter describing your long-term career goals (1 page); 2. Research statement (600 words max); 3. CV including contact details of at least two referees (including PhD supervisor); 4. PhD degree certificate (or expected thesis/award date). Only complete applications that adhere to guidelines 1 to 4 above will be considered. MAX DELBRÜCK CENTRUM FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE Personnel Department • POB 74 02 38 • 13092 Berlin jobs@mdc-berlin.de • www.mdc-berlin.de[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]