Bioinformatician at Department of (Experimental) Vascular Medicine

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Amsterdam UMC

Research Field

Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

20 Mar 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

36.0

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

Recently, the duodenum has emerged as a potential treatment target in patients with type 2 diabetes. In our group we investigate the efficacy on glycemic control and several metabolic parameters of duodenal ablation in humans via different techniques (electroporation and hydrothermal ablation).

The candidate will help to further our knowledge on what the mechanism of the observed effect of this technique is by analyzing pre and post single cell RNA sequencing data and (in collaboration with our other 4 bio-informaticians) perform multi-omics analyses including machine learning gradient boosting / randomized tree approaches.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• University degree;
• Finished a PhD;
• Hands-on experience with bioinformatic analyses (single cell RNA sequencing data handling in R and / or Python with e.g., Seurat or scanpy);
• Experience with multiomics machine learning approaches (gradient boosting/randomized trees);
• Good communication skills.

Additional Information
Benefits

• One-year contract with the possibility of renewal.
• Salary scale 11: € 4.498tot € 6.156 when working fulltime (depending on education and experience).
• In addition to a good basic salary, you will also receive an 8.3% year-end bonus and an 8% holiday allowance.
• Pension accrual at BeFrank, a modern, understandable and fairly priced pension.
• Excellent accessibility by public transport and reimbursement of a large part of your travel costs. In addition, we have sufficient parking spaces at the AMC location and a good bicycle scheme.

Additional comments

During the publication period, applications will be handled continuously. If the vacancy is filled, it will be closed prematurely.

If you have any questions about this position, please feel free to contact prof. dr. Max Nieuwdorp, department head of Experimental Vascular Medicine Laboratory via 020-5669111 or via [email protected] .

For more information about the application procedure, please contact Chey Edwards, Recruitment Advisor, via [email protected] or via +31 6 214 87 245.

A reference check, screening and hiring test may be part of the procedure. Read here whether that applies to you. If you join us, we ask you for a VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct).

Internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates in case of equal suitability.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/338654/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Amsterdam UMC

Country

Netherlands

City

Amsterdam

Postal Code

1105AZ

Street

Meibergdreef 9

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/338654/bioinformatician-at-department-of-ex…

Contact

City

Amsterdam Zuidoost

Website

https://www.amsterdamumc.org/

Street

Meibergdreef 9

Postal Code

1105 AZ

STATUS: EXPIRED