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Opportunity: Research scientist and BIOINFORMATICIANS at Junior and Senior levels @ KAIMRC, NGHA--Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Submitted by Sathish Periyasamy; posted on Monday, February 06, 2012
BACKGROUND
Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) is aiming to be a leading international medical research institution that acquires, manages, and executes academically relevant and economically sound biomedical research programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking research scientists and bioinformaticians in the area of Genomics and Transcriptomics at junior and senior levels to establish a Computational Genomics unit as part of the Bioinformatics Core facility at KAIMRC. The successful candidates will be responsible for developing pipelines/workflows for genome analysis, developing methodologies, tools and providing services in the area of Genomics, NGS, Gene expression analysis and other relevant genomics/transcriptomics areas for biomedical research.
REQUIREMENTS
- PhD or Masters (with two - three years experience) in Computational genomics, NGS or analysis of Transcriptome
- A working knowledge of molecular or cell biology
- A good publication record for senior scientists positions
PREFERENCES
- Experience in applied Bioinformatics in a medical research environment
- Experience in using Bioinformatics tools and resources
- Experience with high performance computing in command line/Linux environment
- Experience in using statistical methodologies
- The candidate should be fluent in one or more programming languages that include Perl or other dynamic programming languages, Java, C++, R, SQL, or Matlab
- Skills in Data mining or Patten recognition
- Good data visualization skills
- Experience in Data Mining, Biocuration, Mathematical Biology and Biostatistics
- Experience in developing biological databases
- Ability to multitask and work independently to meet deadlines
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
TERMS
Full Time permanent contract, renewable annually
LOCALE
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East
COMPENSATION
Competitive salary and benefits (accommodation, transport, medical, etc) commensurate with qualification and experience - Negotiable
HOW TO APPLY
Email your resume and a statement of research interests to Bioinformatics[at]NGHA.MED.SA
DEADLINE
Positions are open until filled.
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