Scientific Programmer (Research Technician)

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Research Field

Chemistry
Environmental science
Anthropology
Pharmacological sciences
Technology
Neurosciences
Agricultural sciences
Ethics in health sciences
Medical sciences
Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 May 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
As a scientific programmer, you have the opportunity to further develop phylogenetic software in C++ (e.g., ALE, ALErax, GeneRax) as well as other languages (e.g., MCMCdate in Haskell) in collaboration with researcher groups in both the Life Sciences and Computer Science, including the Stamatakis group at HITS. You will also have the opportunity to participate in projects that aim to adapt machine learning methods, including protein language models such as ESM, to genomic data work. As a Scientific programmer at OIST, you will work with the extensive HPC resources of the university and interact with the excellent Scientific Computing & Data Analysis team.
The position offers a platform for innovation and discovery in a unit that thrives on intellectual curiosity and interdisciplinary collaboration and includes funding, provided by the budget of the Model-based Evolutionary Genomics Unit, to travel to international conferences as well as extended research visits to international collaborators, including Tom Williams at the University of Bristol, Anja Spang at NIOZ in the Netherlands, Phil Hugenholtz at the University of Queensland, and others.

[Work content and job description]
Work with members of the Model-based Evolutionary Genomics Unit as well as collaborators at the University of Bristol and the University of Queensland, NIOZ in the Netherlands, and the Institute of Evolution in Budapest. Publish to maintain and develop software, in particular AleRax and ALE

* Assigned department
Newly established departments
Date of new establishment:October 01, 2024

[Work location]
* Address
904-0495 Okinawa Kunigami-gun, Onna-son Tancha 1919-1

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Starting date:2024-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Starting date is October 01, 2024, or according to agreement

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:3 million yen
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Contract employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Full-time, fixed-term appointment for 2 years with a possibility of extension to 3 years.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:The contract is initially with a 3-month probationary period (inclusive)

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:available

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:Private school mutual aid
Worker's accident insurance:Workers accident compensation insurance (roudousha-saigai-hoshou-hoken)

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Relocation, housing and commuting allowances; Language education within institute; Access to Child Development Center; Daily life support in Okinawa are available

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Country

Japan

City

Okinawa

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124031570&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Okinawa

STATUS: EXPIRED