Lunds universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Inst för laboratoriemedicin

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The research group

CTG (https://www.ctg.lu.se/) is a prioritized research infrastructure at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, co-funded by Lund University, Region Skåne and SciLifeLab. At the center there is great expertise in sequencing and genomics technologies, and seen from a both national and international perspective, the unit is at the forefront of technology with access to very powerful sequencing equipment (e.g. Illumina's NovaSeq as well as long read instruments, e.g. Oxford Nanopore GridION) and methods for single cell analysis. For computations, the center uses a dedicated cluster at Lund University's supercomputer center (LUNARC). CTG works closely together with the Center for Molecular Diagnostics (CMD), Region Skåne, in newly built state-of-the-art facilities to quickly translate research findings into patient benefit in the form of clinical diagnostics. CTG together with CMD also constitutes a facility (Clinical Genomics Lund, part of the Diagnostics Development platform) within the national research infrastructure SciLifeLab, and is one of the leading participants in the national sequencing initiative Genomic Medicine Sweden (https://genomicmedicine.se/) .

CTG currently has about fifteen employees with expertise in molecular biology, bioinformatics and systems development.

Within the research group, we safeguard a workplace that is experienced as developing and stimulating for all employees.

We are hereby looking for a bioinformatician for work in a dynamic team. The appointment is so far at 100% with the desired date of admission on September 1 or by agreement.

Work duties and area of expertise

CTG is expanding its bioinformatics team with a driven and service-minded bioinformatician, who enjoys working in a dynamic team. The position can be partially adapted and designed together with those responsible for the unit (e.g. part-time research can be discussed). The main tasks are:

  • Responsibility for bioinformatic routines and workflows from the latest sequencing techniques, including whole-genome sequencing (WGS, short and long reads), RNA sequencing, pan-cancer panels and single cell sequencing.
  • Support researchers at Lund University with bioinformatic analyses, including experimental design, data analysis, interpretation and, in some cases, publications.
  • Project management / management of sequencing projects for customers at Lund University.
  • Development of tools and workflows for bioinformatic analyses for research and for clinical purposes.
  • Training and supervision, externally and internally, i.e. by other researchers and other employees in bioinformatics.
  • Opportunity to participate in national cutting-edge collaborations in genomics and bioinformatics, e.g. via SciLifeLab and the Swedish national sequencing initiative Genomic Medicine Sweden.

Data analysis, data delivery and internal project management / management of research projects within CTG are the primary tasks and will be carried out in collaboration with translational and clinical researchers at primarily Lund University and within regional health care. The work can include everything from smaller tasks (such as compiling quality control data and delivering raw data) to deep analyses where you have overall responsibility for the bioinformatics aspect.

Qualifications

The position requires:

  • Bachelor or Masters studies within appropriate field (i.e. with bioinformatics and genomics as a base) or equivalent (at least 4 years) relevant work experience in bioinformatics, from business, healthcare or academia
  • Experience in working with sequencing data (DNA- and / or RNA-based)
  • Experience in working in terminal based in Linux environment and in at least one scripting language (eg Python, Perl or R)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. The position require that you have an excellent ability to collaborate and communicate, an excellent ability to structure and prioritize at work, and an excellent ability to work independently and develop work methods, even where existing routines are lacking.

Eligibility for the position is:

  • Doctoral degree (PhD) from appropriate research field (i.e. with bioinformatics and genomics as a base)
  • Experience in working with bioinformatics containers (e.g. Singularity or Docker)
  • Experience in working with bioinformatics workflow managers (e.g. Snakemake or Nextflow)
  • Experience in working with, or having developed, project management systems
  • Experience in working with, or having developed, databases themselves
  • Adequate experience of supervision and / or teaching
  • Excellent oral and written communication in Swedish

Instructions for the application

The application must contain a personal letter describing how to fulfill the required qualifications, a CV and a diploma.

Other

The university applies individual remuneration. Please indicate your salary claim in your application.

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment 2020-09-01
Salary Monthly
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Lund
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2020/2108
Contact
  • Thoas Fioretos, recruiting manager, +46462224595
  • Tilde Lindgren, human resources coordinator, 046-2220000
Published 10.Jun.2020
Last application date 04.Jul.2020 11:59 PM CEST

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