BACKGROUND

We seek an experienced bioinformatician with an excellent track record in achievement and publication and in obtaining external financial support. the successful candidate will join the staff of the newly founded Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. The new Institute is dedicated to understanding fundamental mechanisms of aging in various model systems, and is situated on the University of Cologne Campus. An interest in collaboration with scientists both in the MPI and in the University would be an advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate will also be expected contribute to and supervise the activities of a core group in bioinformatics, dedicated to developing bioinformatics resources for data analysis and other research needs of the Institute. These will vary from time to time, and at present include mass spectrometry, sequence-based gene expression profiling, analysis of transcription factor binding sites and measurement of mutation rates.

TERMS

The position will be available for 5 years in the first instance, with the possibility of permanency.

LOCALE

The newly founded Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing will be part of a developing life science cluster of research institutions in the Cologne-Bonn area. Within the next four years the institute will move into a newly built institute on the University campus in the heart of the city of Cologne.

COMPENSATION

The employment contract is based on contracts for the civil service (TVöD, Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst) with a W2 professorial level.

HOW TO APPLY

Your application should be written in the English language and include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae including a description of your professional skills, together with the contact details of 3 professional referees. Please send your application (quoting the position code number 01/2009) to:

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Administration
Gleueler Str. 50
50931 Cologne, Germany

For further inquiries you may contact info[at]age.mpg.de or 0049 (0)221-4726311

DEADLINE: The vacancy will be kept open until filled.