Staff scientist in bioinformatics & computational science

Issazadeh-Navikas Group, BRIC
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a highly motivated and independent staff scientist to support our efforts in bioinformatics & computational science to commence as soon as possible.

Job description
The position involves theoretical and practical knowledge and capability to analyzing large amounts of multi-omic data sets. The multi-omic data include single cell/nucleus RNA sequencing data, proteomics and metabolomics data. The aim is analyse data independently. The candidate should have expertise to develop algorithm and new pipelines to allow combining and analysing large omic data to identify overlaps.

The position is also to establish spatial transcriptomic pipeline analysis. Additionally, the aim is to omic data mine from publicly available large datasets.

Moreover, the job entails supervising master and PhD students on their bioinformatics, statistics and computational work.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic staff scientist with the following competencies and experience:

Essential experience and skills

• A PhD in a relevant field is an advantage but not a requirement
• You have proven an ability to envision, plan and execute a research project
• Experience and knowledge in the field of computational sciences and also combined with biology and or health sciences
• Good English skills, written and spoken

Place of employment
The place of employment is at BRIC, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.

The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 1 year. The starting date is 22 April 2025 or as soon as possible hereafter.

Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Questions
For further information regarding the position, please contact Professor Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas, email: [email protected]

Application
Your application should in English include:

• Letter of application addressing the requirements (max. one page).
• Curriculum Vitae
• A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Application deadline: 1 April 2025, 23.59 CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.