Bioinformatician – Biostatistician

SIB - Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland

Job title

Bioinformatician-Biostatistician at BCF - Bioinformatics Core Facility of

SIB - Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB - group Delorenzi)

Start date	Application deadline
Open	Open / MARCH 2017
Employment fraction	Job reference
100% / Open	BCF-JobAd-Jan2017-BS
City	Initial Duration
Lausanne	min. 1y / undetermined

Job description

We would like to integrate in our (core facility and research) team a young or senior bioinformatician-biostatistician with a strong background in statistics and computational sciences (f.ex. PhD in statistics, bioinformatics, statistical or computational physics or chemistry), and ideally with experience in experimental design or in modern genetics-genomics data analysis.

The primary job consists in:

- teaching courses (together with a senior team member);

- running a project-data analysis service (together with a senior team member);

- contributing to biomedical research projects and to publishing results;

- assisting and consulting scientists at all levels from master students to professors.

The activity ranges from giving simple advice, to consulting in complex problems. It gives excellent opportunities to become expert in biomedical bioinformatics and biostatistics, as well as to become familiar with about technologies and project planning questions. Overall, you will acquire skills that are becoming key for the whole field of modern biomedical research and offer excellent career perspectives in the academic, hospital and private sectors.

The most typical data analysis types include:

- molecular data (genome and exome NGS for mutation calling; mRNA and miRNA quantification, ChIP-seq data, siRNA and drug screens);

- multivariable statistical association and regression analyses, hypothesis testing, survival analysis etc.;

- biological and molecular information in forms of gene sets, gene networks, tumor subtypes and the like.

Most projects are conducted in collaborations with bio/medical experts and are embedded in an international team of molecular biological laboratories and medical researchers.

We are located in the genomic center of the University Lausanne, in a mixed experimental-bioinformatics environment, on the UNIL-EPFL lakeside campus. The BCF is associated to the new inter-institutional Swiss Cancer Center Lausanne, the local Ludwig Cancer Center / Oncology Department of the University and Hospital Lausanne.

Personal Profile requirements

• Interest for research at the crossroads of experimental and computation methods within a heterogeneous team (biology, genomics, computing, statistics, informatics);
• Passion and skills for teaching, typically 3.days to 5-days long intensive block courses focused on a specific bioinformatics or statistical topic;
• Ability and ambition to help to drive projects and to further develop a small bioinformatics service unit;
• Interest in Modern Biology and Medicine and modern research;
• Strong team attitude and good interpersonal skills;
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.

Additional specific skills of interest

• Expertise in advanced biostatistical methods for the analysis of genomic / genetic data, specifically in the use of the R software environment.
• Experience in heavy computational data analysis and advanced programming and management.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: 70-90k CHF (65-80 k Eurodollars) per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

We also offers an attractive Swiss social security system.

Additional information

SIB is a not-for-profit organization that has an excellent bioinformatics infrastructure.

Application

The application must include:

- a 1-2 pages cover letter, with summary of motivation, past accomplishments and career goals;

- a 2-3 pages full curriculum vitae including personal information, education, previous professional activities, commented description of skills and experiences, a publication list; contact information addresses of at least two referees.

It can also include existing recommendation letters and additional documentation.

Please also indicate if you are currently authorized to work in Switzerland (and the type of visa, if available).

Please submit applications by e-mail with Subject line: BCF-JobAd-Jan2017-BS to the contact below. Please note that the mail might be processed automatically and the body of the mail might be disregarded: Please submit all files in a unique merged pdf file attached to the mail and named as BCF-JobAd-Jan2017-BS - followed by your family name. Thank you.

Job contact person

Dr. Mauro Delorenzi, Mauro.delorenzi@unil.ch

http://bcf.isb-sib.ch, http://www.sib.swiss/delorenzi-mauro/

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