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BACKGROUND

The GRK2612 "Neurodevelopment and Vulnerability of the Central Nervous System" offers a 50% scientist position for a researcher (bioinformatician) in Neuroscience.

The GRK2162 is an interdisciplinary group of basic and clinical neuroscientists working on neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases of adulthood such as depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and motor neuron disease. The mission of the research training group (RTG) is to further the development of prevention and treatment strategies for these diseases through a deeper understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your main responsibility will be to provide expert support for members of the research consortium in planning – omics experiments, to support the analysis of complex data sets (whole transcriptome-, whole methylome-, ChIP- and ATAC-sequencing, single cell RNA-sequencing), and to develop advanced bioinformatics analyses relevant to projects in the consortium.

REQUIREMENTS

PhD degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a PhD degree in biological sciences with demonstrated experience in computational biology / bioinformatics
Advanced programming skills (e.g. R, Python)
Experience with bash/shell scripting
Prior experience in computational analysis of large-scale data sets
Knowledge in statistical methods in the context of biological systems
Excellent communication skills in English

TERMS

The position is initially awarded for 2 years with the possibility for extension

COMPENSATION

Association with the DFG-Research Training Group GRK2162 (https://www.grk2162.med.fau.de), offering unique access to scientific resources and networks for career development, training and mentoring
Support towards independent, responsible and flexible work
Family-friendly working conditions and professional equality

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit as a single pdf file via email to chi.lie[at]fau.de:
(1) Letter of motivation
(2) CV
(3) Summary of Research Experience
(4) List of publications
(5) Names and contacts of two references

DEADLINE

Application closing date: 15.06.2021
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Starting date: Summer 2021

For further information, please contact chi.lie[at]fau.de and visit our websites http://www.biochemie.med.fau.de/lie and https://www.grk2162.med.fau.de.

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