EvoCELL Bioinformatics Position : Heidelberg
Chandrabose Selvaraj
Job Description
The EvoCELL network comprises 11 European partner laboratories joining forces to elucidate the evolution of animal cell types by comparative whole-body single-cell RNA-seq approaches. We are looking for a skilled bioinformatician to set up and coordinate the bioinformatic work, which is key to the success of this innovative and exciting project.The successful candidate will help analyse and build tools for visualization of single cell RNAseq data collected from diverse marine animals, hosted in the Arendt lab at EMBL (Heidelberg, Germany) and working with labs across Europe. The project will entail testing and developing tools for single cell RNAseq analysis, as well as building phylogenetic pipelines for generating, visualizing, and comparing gene and cell type phylogenies.
Qualifications and Experience
The 3 year position is part of the EvoCELL Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network starting in 2018 (www.evocell-itn.eu). The ideal candidate should have experience writing code in Python and R, as well as well as basic experience with Linux environments and web development frameworks (e.g. MySQL, Javascript, Django, D3, etc.). Prior experience with phylogenetics, particularly working with resources such as ETE Toolkit and the eggNOG database, or analyzing RNAseq data in an evolutionary context is strongly preferred.
The network, coordinated by EMBL Heidelberg, brings together 8 academic and 2 non-academic organizations from 6 European countries, including a company and a museum. Partners have complementary expertise in evolutionary developmental biology (EvoDevo), bioinformatics, functional neurobiology, and palaeontology. The fellow will also have the opportunity to take part in the network training activities and benefit from established collaborations.Working language is English, therefore proficiency in this language is required.
In order to be eligible to apply for this position, candidates should have completed the degree that allows them to embark in a PhD in their country of origin or in the hosting country, not longer than 4 years from the start of the fellowship. The successful candidate may engage in predoctoral studies at the EMBL Heidelberg, however this is not required. At the start of their fellowship, candidates may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) at EMBL for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the appointment. The fellow will receive a competitive salary, including a mobility allowance and social security.
Application Instructions
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Additional Information
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Headquarters Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany), with additional sites in Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Monterotondo (Italy). EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.--
Dr. Chandrabose Selvaraj| CEITEC
Research Specialist (MSCA Fellow)
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Masaryk University
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