Computational Postdoc Researcher: MPI for Molecular Genetics 851 views

The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics has an open position for a highly motivated Computational Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join the international team working on chromatin regulation in stem cells, development and disease. The position is available in Stem Cell Chromatin group, headed by Dr. Aydan Bulut-Karslioglu.

Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will work together with wet-lab scientists and will be responsible for the processing and analyses of next generation sequencing data, particularly related to investigating the epigenome, transcriptome and proteome of cells under various conditions.
• The tasks will include the setup and maintenance of processing pipelines, quality control and analysis of omics data, and integration/visualisation of multiple datasets.
• The position will initially be for two years, and start date is flexible.

Qualifications:

• Candidate should have a PhD degree or a similar qualification in biological, chemical, physical or computational sciences.
• The candidate should have a strong background in statistics and computational biology, including experience in bash programming and common next generation sequencing tools as well as one or more of the following programming languages: C++, JAVA, Perl, Python.
• Knowledge of R programming language is required, as well as basic understanding in molecular genetics.
• The candidate should be also strongly motivated, team-oriented and have excellent communication skills.

Application:

Applications to be sent to via email to: job-20-18@molgen.mpg.de including the motivation letter, CV, as well as contact information of three references.