Research engineer in bioinformatics and sequencing - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan
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Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology
Umeå University is one of Sweden’s largest higher education institutions with over 37,000 students and about 4,700 employees. The University offers a diversity of high-quality education and world-leading research in several fields. Notably, the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was made here. At Umeå University, everything is close. Our cohesive campuses make it easy to meet, work together and exchange knowledge, which promotes a dynamic and open culture.
The ongoing societal transformation and large green investments in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Umeå University, conducting research about – and in the middle of – a society in transition is key. We also take pride in delivering education to enable regions to expand quickly and sustainably. In fact, the future is made here.
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Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) is an internationally renowned Centre for basic plant research. We are looking for a first research engineer for our Bioinformatic Facility that will work with us for one year fulltime. Starting 2020-01-01 or by agreement. Application deadline is 2019-10-31.
Description
UPSC’s research on model organism (Arabidopsis thaliana) and trees (Norway spruce and Eurasian aspen) involves small to large scale sequencing projects. The sequencing aspect of these projects is most commonly handled by the Swedish National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) requiring frequent long-distance communication, as NGI does not have a local node in Umeå. The research engineer’s role will be to support and facilitate the establishment of sequencing project, primarily for UPSC, but acting as an NGI contact person in Umeå, for the Umeå University, Hospital and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and actively participate in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis.
Working tasks
The applicant will work 75% for the UPSC Bioinformatics Facility and 25% as the Umeå NGI contact person. In its role at the UPSC Bioinformatics Facility, the applicant will develop a web resource to allow the PIs to follow the status of their projects, including time, cost, etc. The applicant will also be involved 50% of its time to process and analyse next-generation sequencing data using established inhouse pipelines. In addition, the applicant will serve as the NGI contact point in Umeå. IN this function the applicant will be involved in advertising NGI’s activities, describing NGI’s sequencing competences and organising sequencing projects for interested PIs primarily in Umeå. The work will involve travels to NGI’s office in Stockholm regularly.
Qualifications
You have a relevant Masters degree preferably in Bioinformatics and/or Computer Science. Web-design expertise being a plus. Familiarity with Unix is required. Good competences in a programming language such as python is required. Familiarity with the R computing environment is a plus. Knowledge about Next-Generation Sequencing technologies and their application is necessary, hands-on expertise being a plus. Fluency in written and spoken English is expected. Good communication skills, creativity, working in a team and independence are important soft competences for the position.
Application
The application must contain (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV and copies of the relevant degrees, (3) the contact information of two references.
We look forward your application!
| Type of employment | Temporary position |
|---|---|
| Contract type | Full time |
| First day of employment | 2020-01-01 or by agreement |
| Salary | Monthly salary |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100% |
| City | Umeå |
| County | Västerbottens län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | AN 2.2.1-1499-19 |
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| Published | 08.Oct.2019 |
| Last application date | 31.Oct.2019 11:59 PM CET |