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BACKGROUND

Genoscope-CEA (part of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), a dynamic non-profit scientific research organization dedicated to sequence-based science and the advancement of environmental genomics, has two exciting opportunities available for talented and motivated computational biologists or experienced computer programmers.

The successful candidates will join efforts to extend the range of k-mer based analyses of metagenomes to unprecedented scales by leveraging the power of a massive-memory computer endowed with 24 terabytes of RAM. This dedicated hardware architecture will enable in-memory analyses of terabytes of data (e.g. factorizations of very large matrices), empowering the joint mining of thousands of metagenomic samples, for example to reconstruct across samples the genomes from low abundance bacterial strains.

The successful candidates will be working with the latest technology in a freethinking and dynamic environment. We are looking for individuals who have good communication skills and enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary environment. The position is based at the Genoscope department of CEA's Genomics Insitute, and is available immediately.

REQUIREMENTS

The candidates should have strong skills in software engineering and have first-hand experience of processing very large datasets in a scientific or commercial domain. We are a multi-disciplinary team, and the successful applicant will work collaboratively with a range of other specialists, therefore teamwork and a collaborative ethos are required.

Essential Skills:

Postgraduate qualification in a data-driven field, with educational emphasis in machine learning, statistics or data science
Proven software engineering skills with proficiency in Java or C++
Experience of processing large datasets on parallel computing infrastructures
Experience with numerical linear algebra libraries like BLAS/LAPACK or Apache Mahout
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to track and incorporate innovative tools and methods in the public domain
Ability to independently carry out creative research with tenacity
Strong communication skills, both oral and written

TERMS

The two assignments are for a two-years period each.

ABOUT US

Rapid technological advances in genomics have transformed modern biology. From its inception, Genoscope has been at the forefront of large-scale sequence-based science. Today, our institute performs biological and bioengineering research with applications in environment, healthcare and alternative energy. The Genoscope department of CEA's Genomics Institute harbors a multidisciplinary team of approximately 120 staff, postdocs and technologists with expertise in microbiology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology and analytical chemistry.

A major basic research activity in the department aims at developing a systems-level understanding of microbiomes relevant to environment and human health. Applied research activities are focused on enzyme and microbial engineering for bioremediation, biological detection and biofuels development.

The Institute is located near Paris (France) on the stunning Evry Genopole Campus, which is part of the emerging Paris-Saclay federal research university. This growing and dynamic site is an excellent environment in which to work and collaborate with researchers on campus and around the world, and benefit from cross-fertilisation of ideas.

HOW TO APPLY

Review of applications will begin immediately. Interested individuals should send a CV, cover-letter and the names of three references to bruls[at]genoscope.cns.fr with a subject line "adamme-2016 positions".

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