Post-Doctoral Fellow : Gut microbiome and Bioinformatics

Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg

Updated: 21 days ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 05 May 2024

8 Apr 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Luxembourg Institute of Health
Department

Ressources Humaines
Research Field

Biological sciences » Other
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Luxembourg
Application Deadline

5 May 2024 - 01:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024
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

The Post-Doctoral Researcher will work on cutting-edge bioinformatics methods in relation to the gut microbiome. The applicant will provide computational support to ongoing projects and have the opportunity to pursue their own research interests in line with the following select publications: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.001 , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01464-1 and https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.043 . The Post-Doctoral Researcher will participate in an exciting bed-to-bench-to-bed translational research program involving synthetic gut microbial communities, patient cohorts, and international collaborations within the ‘Nutrition, Microbiome and Immunity’ group (https://nmi.lih.lu ) led by Prof. Mahesh S. Desai.

 


Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct research project with sufficient guidance, yet enough independence to design and execute the experiments
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary research projects that will potentially open job opportunities in both academia and industry
  • Carry out microbial bioinformatic data analysis of samples from mice and patient cohorts
  • Further enhance key methodologies in microbiome and bioinformatics
  • Develop scientific methodology and techniques adapted to the research project
  • Present research work in leading international conferences

Requirements
Research Field
Biological sciences
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • PhD degree in bioinformatics or a related inter-disciplinary field
  • High level of motivation for research, attention to detail, scientific creativity, and writing skills
  • Languages skills: fluent in English
  • Proficiency in machine learning and large omics data analysis is preferred.

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Country
Luxembourg
City
Esch-sur-Alzette
Postal Code
L-4354
Street
rue Henri Koch
Geofield


Where to apply
Website

https://www.lih.lu/en/job/?value=JA/PDGMB0424/MD/NMI

Contact
State/Province

Strassen
City

Strassen
Website

http://www.lih.lu
Street

1A-B, rue Thomas EdisonL-1445 StrassenLuxembourg
Postal Code

1445

STATUS: EXPIRED

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