The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI) researches novel genome and protein data analysis methods is inviting application for a postdoctoral fellow in Goldman Group. This is an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral-level scientist to join a new international collaborative project, “ProID”, funded by the European Commission, to create a proof-of-principle, high-throughput nanopore device for determining the amino acid sequence of proteins and protein fragments.
Role and responsibilities:
- The ProID project element based at EMBL-EBI covers the bioinformatics aspects of the nanopore amino acid sequencer.
- The selected candidate will have the key role in developing new methods to perform all the data processing tasks, from analysis of Raman spectroscopy-derived light spectra derived from amino acids translocating through nanopores through to identification of those amino acids and the proteins they comprise.
- Success in this role will see candidate becoming an expert in nanopore sequencing bioinformatics, including the new possibilities for protein identification and sequencing.
Requirements:
- Applicant must hold PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or other scientific area incorporating significant molecular sequence analyses, or will be working at an equivalent level.
- An understanding of mathematical model-based probabilistic analyses and/or machine learning techniques — ideally applied to molecular sequences.
- Experience using a variety of computing languages may be helpful.
- Applicant must have experience of performing a variety of computational molecular sequence analyses, and will understand the underlying mathematical models, statistical analyses and algorithmic implementations.
- Coding of both complex pipelines, and individual numerical data processing steps, in well-known languages (likely Python, C or C++ for the numerical elements) will be required.
Applications:
- Apply online and submit a cover letter and a CV.
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Organization | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) |
Country | UK |
Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
Subject areas | Computational Biology, Bioinformatics |
Fellowship amount | Varies |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | 10 May 2021 |
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