The University of Burgundy (Dijon, France) Department of Genetics is seeking a full-time bioinformatician with an interest in human genetics. The post-holder will join a dynamic research team specialized in the genetics of a wide spectrum of rare genetic diseases and developmental abnormalities (see http://www.gad-bfc.org/ for details). The role will involve working closely with scientific and medical staff to identify the genetic basis of developmental diseases using next-generation sequencing (mainly exome and other targeted sequencing experiments). The post-holder will implement solutions for managing, visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting genomic data, assist in experimental design and provide expert consultation, technical, and scientific support for other investigators, and assist in training activities.
Job requirements:
Main duties:
Salary: Salary based upon experience and qualifications.
Applications, including a motivation letter and a detailed curriculum vitae, should be directed to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Job requirements:
- Msc or PhD (or equivalent qualification) in genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology or related field
- Experience of working in UNIX/LINUX
- Experience with programming in one or more of the following: Python, R, Perl, Java
- Experience in scientific programming and in utilizing open source tools
Main duties:
- Organize large-scale sequence data sets
- Manipulate and format data with Python, Perl, or other scripting languages
- Use established tools to analyze data and assess quality
- Manage and run jobs on a high-performance computing cluster (see https://haydn2005.u-bourgogne.fr/CRI-CCUB/ for details)
- Use scripting languages, software, established databases and genome browsers to analyze, annotate and prioritize DNA variants.
Salary: Salary based upon experience and qualifications.
Applications, including a motivation letter and a detailed curriculum vitae, should be directed to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.