Postdoc in Protein Science and Bioinformatics - DTU Bioengineering

If you have extensive experience in omics data analysis and integration, you are motivated to answer to biomedical questions using big data, and your career dream is to support several research projects at the forefront of data science and bioinformatics, this postdoc position at DTU Bioengineering will fulfill your scientific and personal development in an international, dynamic, and curiosity-driven research team. 

Responsibilities and qualifications
This position will be jointly affiliated with the team of Associate Professor Chiara Francavilla (starting at DTU in July 2023) and the DTU Proteomics Core headed by Dr Marie Vestergaard Lukassen in the Section for Protein Science and Biotherapeutics at the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine. The successful candidate will work on omics data integration, modelling, visualization, and sharing with the biomedical community. Dr Francavilla’s team is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and focuses on regulatory mechanisms of signaling architecture in several cellular models. This international, passionate, and multidisciplinary team works in close collaboration with a team at the University of Manchester, UK, and with several scientists in Denmark and abroad. Moreover, you will be part of the Data Science Hub headed by Assistant Professor Timothy Jenkins and work in a team of data scientists supporting data science at the department by facilitating collaborations, driving educational initiatives, innovating leading-edge data management strategies, and supporting accessibility to state-of-the-art tools.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• To develop and share (e.g. through databases) bioinformatics tools for data analysis (proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, etc) and for data integration in close collaboration with other team members (experimentalists) and external collaborators
• To take initiatives and responsibilities in the planning of such research activities, including being updated with relevant literature and novel methodologies, participating to training, working alongside the PI and other colleagues and collaborators, and finding solutions to problems
• To maintain and regularly share to the team accurate and complete records of all findings 
• To participate to regular discussion and presentation of findings to the team, the supervisor (as agreed), and the scientific community (e.g. by attending conferences) also promoting the reputation of the laboratory, department, and DTU
• To write reports for the submission to sponsors and for research grants and to write and submit publications to refereed journals
• To teach, supervise, encourage, and set a positive example for BSc and MSc students, and to be co-supervisor for PhD students
• To undertake administrative tasks as agreed

Required:

• Hold a PhD in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, or similar disciplines
• Extensive and up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge and proven experience in the field of bioinformatics (programming languages, databases creation, data visualizations, data integration, omics data analysis and interpretation, etc)
• Extensive and up-to-date theoretical knowledge in the field of proteomics, including proven experience in data analysis and interpretation
• Strong and proven interest in biomedicine and biotechnology as demonstrated by publications in relevant peer-reviewed international journals, participation in international conferences, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with colleagues at all levels
• Proven ability to undertake a complex workload with multiple and competing priorities without supervision
• Excellent written and spoken English
• A willingness to contribute to the work of others by offering practical and intellectual help
• Be enthusiastic, committed, hard-working, and self-motivated in an international environment.

Desirable:

• Extensive and up-to-date theoretical knowledge in the field of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and/or single cell omics would be an advantage
• Prior knowledge and interest in state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches would be desired.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. 

Salary and terms of employment 
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The initial period of employment is 3 years. Starting date is August 1st or according to mutual agreement.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information
Further information may be obtained from 

You can read more about DTU Bioengineering at https://www.bioengineering.dtu.dk

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark .

Application procedure 
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 June 2023 (Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
• List of publications 
• At least two reference letters

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering) is an international leader in the areas of biotechnology and biomedicine. Our engineering approach to all aspects of biotechnology and biomedicine positions us as a valuable player with unique competences in a growing bio-based economy and with health systems transforming towards personalized medicine. We have a clear focus on the needs in the life science industry and point towards innovation, new businesses, and scientific services for the benefit of society. The department has extensive collaborations with national and international research units and industry. DTU Bioengineering has approx. 400 employees, of which 2/3 are scientific staff. The department is located at DTU Lyngby Campus.

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DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.