12 Apr 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Université catholique de Louvain- Department
CBIO- Research Field
Engineering » Computer engineering
Computer science » Systems design
Computer science » Informatics
Computer science » Programming
Computer science » Database management- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Leading Researcher (R4)- Country
Belgium- Application Deadline
3 May 2024 - 23:30 (Europe/Brussels)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
38- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
European Union / Next Generation EU- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Company
The Université catholique de Louvain is a French-speaking university present in six different locations, including Charleroi. With a multicultural and multilingual environment, UCLouvain is open to the world and hosts students and researchers from around the globe. The university is highly ranked internationally and is a major employer in Wallonia and Brussels. UCLouvain operates faculties, research institutes, and administration to fulfill its three missions of teaching, research, and service to society.
e-OMIX is a new project launched a UCLouvain and aims at establishing a new bioinformatic hub for sharing and leverage omics data (collected from different platforms quantifying cellular molecular content) across different laboratories in Brussels and Wallonia for research and clinical purposes.
Role
• Develop solutions for the storage, exchange, and interoperability of large biological datasets.
• Provide insight on the platform architecture and development.
• Implement pre-built bioinformatics pipelines processing single- and multiomics data.
• Help with designing automated or semi-automated statistical analyses.
• Develop and deploy specific modules to optimize experimental workflow, such as Quality Control or sample tracing.
• Supervise and interact with other team members to coordinate project development (junior developer and bioinformaticians).
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Computer engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Qualifications
• PhD or master’s degree with at least five years of work experience (senior position), or master’s degree (junior position) in computer science, software engineering, or any related field.
• Demonstrable experience with the following tools:
– Object-oriented programming (Python, Java, or C++)
– Data science, machine learning and/or statistical computing (Python or R)
– Databases (PostgreSQL)
– Responsive Web applications (Spring, Vue.js, Bootstrap, etc.)
– Cloud architectures
– Professional software development (e.g., unit testing, version control, continuous integration, release cycles, Git, etc.)
• Interest in biological or medical research
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team.
• Good written and oral communication skills, English proficiency
Additional assets
• Experience in biology, bioinformatics, health informatics.
• Containerization (Kubernetes or Docker Swarm) and virtual machines.
• REST APIs.
• Health data interoperability standards (HL7 FHIR).
• Knowledge of R’s Bioconductor environment.
• Familiarity with open-source software distribution.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Benefits
Our offer
• A collaborative work environment: The project is conjointly led by the Computational Biology (CBIO) and Computer Engineering (INGI) units from UCLouvain and will involve other major academic actors.
• Hybrid schedule (up to 50% of remote work)
• On-site work in the A6K startup incubator in Charleroi, with occasional travels to UCLouvain’s Brussels or Louvain-La-Neuve campuses
• Flexible work hours.
• Competitive salary.
• One-year fixed-term contract, with a possibility of extension.
• Reimbursement of public transportation cost or bike plan.
Additional comments
Candidates are invited to send their application (resume and cover letter, detailing their technical skills and professional experience) by e-mail,
- Website for additional job details
https://www.eomix.be/
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- UCLouvain
- Country
- Belgium
- City
- Charleroi
- Postal Code
- 6000
- Street
- Square des Martyrs du 18 Août
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Louvain la Neuve- Website
https://uclouvain.be/- Street
Place du Levant 1
STATUS: EXPIRED
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