Position for a researcher in aquatic/marine genomics & bioinformatics at the KU

We offer an initial 18 months contract (extendable with national or EU funds), a competitive salary depending on the career stage of the candidate and interactive work environment in collaboration with a well-established marine evolution research team and a well-established team of computational systems biologists. KU Leuven (www.kuleuven.be ) is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that has been elected Europe's most innovative university by Reuters and consistently ranks and features in Europe's top-15 universities within the Times Higher Education ranking. Leuven is a historic, dynamic and lively city located in the heart of Belgium, within 20 min from Brussels, the capital of the European Union, and less than 2 h from Paris, London and Amsterdam.

We are looking for a researcher with a Master or PhD in ecology, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bio-engineering, genomics or bioinformatics. Strong communication skills are an important asset to function in a multi-disciplinary team of biologists, bioinformaticians and engineers. Broad knowledge of marine organisms and specialized marine databases is a big advantage. Experience working with common bioinformatics tools, databases and programming languages (SQL, Python, R) is a plus, but not strictly necessary at the start of the project. 

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Vera van Noort, tel.: +32 16 37 92 16, mail: [email protected] or Prof. dr. Filip Volckaert, tel.: +32 16 32 39 72, mail: [email protected] .
You can apply for this job no later than 01/11/2021 via the online application tool

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