Your task is to interact with researchers, ICT staff and data stewards to facilitate researchers in performing their bioinformatics analyses, both for sequencing-based and other data-rich research. This includes tutoring, helping with data management, building pipelines, providing training, and advising researchers. You will not do research yourself.
We expect you to have an academic background, excellent communication skills, well in English, experience with highthroughput sequencing data, a strong motivation and social skills, and a good network of contacts in the bioinformatics community.
We are looking for enthusiasm about educating, facilitating and supporting researchers. The position is part of a small, dedicated team that coordinates all aspects of bioinformatics support.
Your profile:
• An all-round bioinformatician with expertise or proven interest in multi-omics data analysis (e.g. transcriptomics, epigenomics, metabolomics) preferably with an environmental or ecological focus
• Minimally an MSc degree in bioinformatics or a related field
• Experienced in working in a UNIX environment and bash
• Affinity with system administration tasks in general and specific for HPC systems
• Good programming skills, preferably Python and R
• Can create workflows with Snakemake or has experience with similar workflow management systems like Nextflow
• Like to keep things organized and motivate others with version control systems
• Know how to install and use scientific software either via conda, easybuild or (docker/singularity) containers thereby encouraging re-usability
• Work in a reproducible way, bringing into practice the FAIR principles and motivate others to do so
• Affinity with data management and stewardship
• Motivated to learn new technologies and skills and transfer these to others.
Your role:
You will be part of a team with another bioinformatician to give support and advice to researchers during the complete research cycle, develop and give (carpentry) workshops, teaching coding and data science skills to researchers, develop and contribute to existing open-source workflows and learn others how to use them, develop infrastructure consisting of several Linux servers available to researchers, and act as a knowledge hub within the institute by providing documentation and training material.
Appointment:
The appointment will initially be for one year with the possibility for extension and is 30,4-38 hours per week (0,8-1,0 FTE). Salary depends on training and work experience. The maximum gross monthly salary coming with a full-time appointment is €4.402,00 (scale 10 of the Collective Agreement for Dutch Universities), excluding 8% holiday pay and a year-end bonus. We offer an extensive package of fringe benefits.
Location:
The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Information: For more information please contact Koen Verhoeven (k.verhoeven@nioo.knaw.nl) or Mattias de Hollander (m.dehollander@nioo.knaw.nl). Information on NIOO-KNAW can be found on the Internet: http://www.nioo.knaw.nl.
Applications:
Addressed to Prof.dr.ir. W.H. van der Putten, chair of the appointment committee. The application, in English, must be submitted electronically via Academic Transfer (apply now button). Please include a cover letter and a CV. Deadline for applications is April 11th, 2021. Applications received later than this date will not be considered.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Everybody is different. Fortunately, as this makes working together more delightful and often leads to better end results. The KNAW believes in a working environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated. A working environment in which attention is paid to individual quality and where development opportunities are paramount. Together we strive for an inclusive culture in which we embrace differences. We would like to get in touch with candidates who can contribute to this culture thanks to their background and experience.
https://www.academictransfer.com/en/298896/bioinformatician-nioo-knaw-wageningen/