EMBL-EBI: Postdoctoral Fellow 1684 views

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Petsalaki research group at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The recipient will use high throughput biological datasets, data integration and statistical modelling to study the global cell signaling responses in healthy and disease conditions.

Location: EMBL-EBI Hinxton near Cambridge, UK

Duration: initially for 2 years; possibility of a fixed-term extension.

Fellowship value: Year 1 stipend

Reference Number: EBI_00846

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicant must be highly motivated, goal-oriented who performs well working both independently and in collaborative interdisciplinary projects.
• Applicant must have a deep interest in studying complex biological processes using large-scale biological datasets and be willing to learn new methods and technologies, as required, to successfully complete a project.
• Applicant must have Doctoral degree in biology, bioinformatics, physics, computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Applicant must have broad experience in programming (Python, Perl and/or R at minimum); expertise with widely used bioinformatics tools and biological databases; information in basic statistics.
• Applicant must possess excellent communication skills in English (written and oral).

Desirable:

• Mathematical modelling of cell processes;
• Development of user-friendly interfaces, web pages and/or bioinformatics tools;
• Analysis and handling of proteomics and phospho-proteomics datasets;
• Data-driven network inference from high throughput datasets including gene expression or proteomics datasets.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive pension scheme
• Health insurance
• Educational and other family related benefits
• Financial support for relocation and installation.

Applications:

• Apply online
• Submit covering letter
• CV
• 2 referees

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