Bioinformatician– 4D Genome Project 1010 views

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is inviting applications for a bioinformatician in the framework of the 4DGenome project. The position involves working for the management and analysis of high-throughput sequencing data (mainly Hi-C, ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq).

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Process the sequencing data generated in the 4DGenome with the existing analysis workflows
• Implementation of computational pipelines and development of interactive web applications to automate the analysis and visualisation of large genomic datasets
• Provide data analysis support to members of the project to facilitate the interpretation of the results and decision-making
• Sustain the team culture of documentation, automation, data traceability and autonomy for the experimenters

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold PhD or MSc degree in Bioinformatics or related field.
• Applicant must have experience with the management and analysis of high-throughput sequencing data.
• Applicant must demonstrate proficiency in the cleaning, processing and quantitative analysis of genomics data
• Applicant must be experienced user of Unix/Linux environments and HPC systems; Shell scripting, Python and R; use of Git for software version control is needed.
• Applicant must have knowledge of common bioinformatics tools is required (e.g. mappers, peak callers, differential expression analysis tools); use of tools to comply with the reproducibility of the analyses will be highly valued (e.g. Jupyter notebooks, RStudio, Markdown); familiarity with SQL databases and tools for the development of web applications (e.g. R Shiny).
• Applicant must possess fluency in English

Duration: 1 year, with an option to be extended

Start Date: As soon as possible

Applications:

All applications must include:

• A motivation letter addressed to Dr. Miguel Beato.
• A complete CV including contact details
• Contact details of two referees.
• All applications must be addressed to Dr. Miguel Beato and be submitted online