| Bioinformatician |
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| Date Posted | Saturday, 13 October 2012 |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Institute Information |
Instituto de Medicina Molecular Avenida Professor Egas Moniz Edifício Egas Moniz Lisboa, 1649-028 Website: http://www.hhmi.com/research/iecs/figueiredo_bio.html |
| Job Description | The Parasite Molecular Genetics Unit at Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) in Lisbon, Portugal, is seeking a Bioinformatician to perform next generation sequence data processing and analysis in a non-model organism (Trypanosome brucei) for which development of novel bioinformatics tools and approaches will be necessary.
The successful candidate should be able to work independently, prioritize and manage a variety of tasks. The candidate should interact well with wet-lab biologists to provide support and expertise in Bioinformatics within the frame of their projects. |
| Qualification | Requirements:
- MS or PhD degree, or equivalent, in computer science, bioinformatics, mathematics or a related field, - 2 years experience with next-generation sequencing data (ChIP-seq, DNA-seq) - Unix/Linux environment experience - Strong programming experience - Good working knowledge of English (written and oral) Desirable attributes (a strong candidate is expected to have some or all of the following; or, alternatively, an expressed desire to learn): - Experience working directly with bench biologists - Familiarity with clustered computing (batch-systems such as SGE, PBS, LSF) - Experience with R (in particular with Bioconductor packages) and Python (in particular with scientific packages) - Experience in designing a website for visualization and exploration of analysis results - Experience with next-generation analysis toolkits (PICARD, GATK, samtools, etc.) - Experience with reproducible research practices in software (version control, testing, good documentation practices) |
| How to Apply | To apply, send CV or resume and a letter of motivation to hmanso@fm.ul.pt.
If you have released any software before (be it commercially, as open source, or as part of a research project), please point this out as it will be taken into consideration. |
| Application deadline | 25/Jan/2013 |
| Supervisor/ Principal Investigator | Luisa Figueiredo |
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