To reinforce our team in Bern, Switzerland, we are seeking a
Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist

Employer

University of Berne


Work Location

Bern, Switzerland


Employment fraction

100%


Type of contract

temporary

Job tasks
  • Primary processing of data from NGS experiments, for example: RNA-seq, whole genome or whole exome resequencing, metagenomics, de novo assembly 
  • Improvement and implementation of existing and new analytical pipelines (RNA-seq, scRNA- seq, spatial transcriptomics, metagenomics, etc.) 
  • Collaborate with researchers on all data analysis steps, in particular complexity reduction (e.g. GSEA), various statistical analyses and data visualisation 
  • Consult researchers with the planning of NGS experiments 
  • Teaching practical courses in bioinformatics/biostatistics

Profile requirements
Ideally, you have a PhD in biology, bioinformatics or biostatistics and :
  • proven experience with NGS data analysis 
  • proven experience in developing analytical pipelines (e.g. using snakemake) 
  • proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. C++, Python, R, Java) 
  • a strong interest in working on different projects in a collaborative role 
  • experience in biostatistics and/or machine learning 
  • very good organizational skills; demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects in parallel 
  • a demonstrated ability to collaborate with researchers from various fields

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How to apply
To apply, please send a letter of motivation and a CV with the contact details of two referees as a single pdf file until February 20 to Jolanda Paganoni Zurbrügg (jolanda.paganoni@unibe.ch). For more information, please contact PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann (remy.bruggmann@unibe.ch) or visit www.bioinformatics.unibe.ch.