Bioinformatician to Clinical Genomics within Cell and Neurobiology

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Duties will partly depend on your skills and interests, but will initially involve upkeep and further development of existing bioinformatic pipelines. The analyses will be carried out on GPUs and part will consist of data processing and visualization in order to facilitate interpretation and, in some instances, clinical reporting. The work will be carried out with in close collaboration with clinically active staff and with Genomic Medicine Sweden. The appointee will be involved in the continuous assessment, development and automation of robust bioinformatic analyses for processing short- and long-read sequencing and RNA-seq for both research and clinical usage. An interest in duties which include database management and software development would be a plus and experience of Python is essential.

The role will involve collaboration with both academics and healthcare professionals and issues of data security are therefore paramount. The Facility has its own cluster and the post-holder is expected to contribute to its upkeep and the updating of software. There will be opportunities to contribute to scientific publications and presentations. The successful candidates will work together with other bioinformaticians, doctors and molecular biologists both in the facility and in a wider network of national and international collaborations.

We are looking for you who takes responsibility for your tasks and drives processes forward. You are structured, like to collaborate and communicate well with others in a responsive and flexible way.

The following education, experience and expertise are required:

• Master’s qualification in a relevant subject e.g. bioinformatics, computer science or similar
• At least two years’ experience of working in a research environment with bioinformatics, genomics and interpretation of big data
• An intermediate to advanced level of competence in the handling of common specialized bioinformatics tools and programs
• Intermediate level of competence in the construction and implementation of bioinformatic pipelines
• Good communications skills in English
• Advanced programming skills in R
• Documented ability in Python coding
• Experience of working in a linux environment
• Ability to effectively communicate complex bioinformatic concepts to both experts and non-experts
• Good ability to prioritize and handle different tasks efficiently
• Good ability to independently identify and solve problems during data wrangling
• Solid practical knowledge of statistics

In addition, the following education, experience and expertise will strengthen an application:

• Knowledge of git, conda and similar
• Knowledge of workflow management systems such as Snakemake and Nextflow
• Experience of container software such as Singularity (Apptainer)/Docker/Podman
• Experience of teaching and the development of instruction materials would be advantageous
• Experience in the analysis of array data such as Illumina or Affymetrix desirable

The position is at Clinical Genomics core facility belonging to division of cell and neurobiology (CNB) at Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

Find more information about us here: Division of CNB  

 2 positions of temporary employment, 100%, 1 year with possibility to extention

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Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 2024-03-29. Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

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