Research engineer at the Department of Plant physiology - ,
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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 one of Europe's strongest research environments in experimental plant biology. Here, you will have access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure and support from more than two hundred plant researchers. Our research spans from biochemistry and molecular biology to physiology and the ecosystem level (www.upsc.se).
Research engineer at the Department of Plant physiology
Project name:
Bioinformatician to the UPSC Bioinformatic Facility
Financing:
UPSC Bioinformatic Facility (50%) & KAW conifer genome program
Project description
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) is world leading in Plant physiology and forest genetics. The research activities generate large amount of data which requires bioinformatic software and handling to analyze. Your role will be to support the research groups in analyzing and handling their data and to participate in their research projects.
The tasks include analysis of High Throughput Sequencing data (mostly from RNA-Seq) – using our in-house pipelines for handing, quality evaluation, analysis, and presentation of the data. In some cases, you will be more involved in the research projects and will cooperate closely with the research groups if the group lack bioinformatic competence themselves. You will also develop new analytical pipelines for analysis of NGS data using nextflow, and machine learning methodology. You will also support biologist e.g. to find homologous e genes in different genomes, annotate genomes, perform genome enrichment studies and keep yourself updated with the lates methodology and software in the field.
Qualification requirements
Master’s in computational biology, bioinformatic or similar fields is required. Experience with UNIX/Linux and at least one computer language (i.e. Python, R, C or C++) is also demanded. Proficiency in the English language is required. We also demand ability to both cooperate in diverse groups as well as ability to work individually and plan and report your activities.
Additional qualifications
Experience with NGS data or analysis, especially RNA-Seq data and proteomics as well as knowledge in computing science is an extra merit.
Terms
The position is full time and time limited until 2024-04-24. Expected starting date is 1 May 2023 or according to agreement.
Application
The application must include (1) personal letter (2) CV with publication list (3) copies of relevant documents
You apply via our recruitment system Varbi . Last application date is 2023-03-17
For more information, please contact Platform Manager Dr. Nicolas Delhomme, nicolas.delhomme@slu.se or Head of Department Johannes Hanson, johannes.hanson@umu.se
We look forward to your application!
| Type of employment | Special fixed-term employment |
|---|---|
| Contract type | Full time |
| Number of positions | 1 |
| Full-time equivalent | 100 |
| City | Umeå |
| County | Västerbottens län |
| Country | Sweden |
| Reference number | AN 2.2.1-366-23 |
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| Published | 23.Feb.2023 |
| Last application date | 17.Mar.2023 11:59 PM CET |