University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of Structural and Computational Biology

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.600 members of staff, about 92.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.05.2019 of a


Reference number: 9564

The Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna (CIBIV) is recruting a PdH student: the candidate should have a Mater degree in Bioinformatics or related area. Furthermore knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics, basic algorithms and sequence data analysis is also an advantage. It is also required that the candidate has knowledge of molecular biology in order to understand complex experimental designs in model and non-model organisms. The canditate will participate in research, teaching to the extent of the collective agreement provisions and administration - contribute to research projects / scientific studies - and contribute to publications / scientific articles. Also the successful canditate is expected to complete her/his dissertation agreement within 12-18 months



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
The ideal candidate is expected to analyse next generation sequence (NGS) data in order to answer specific biological questions. He is expected to develop and maintain working bioinformatics pipelines for the analysis of next generation sequence data.

Profile:
Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics, basic algorithms and sequence data analysis is also a must. It is further required that the candidate has the necessary knowledge of molecular biology and biochemistry to understand complex experimental designs in model and non-model organisms.

Your application should include the following documents: CV (including a list of publications), letter of motivation and certificates
Research experience is a big plus.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Biology	Bioinformatics	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Biology	-	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Excellent knowledge	MUST

Computer-Skills:

Type of computer skills	Specified computer skills	Importance
Programming language	Others	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 28.04.2019, mentioning reference number 9564.

For further information please contact Gruber, Iris +43-1-4277-74320.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna
Reference number: 9564
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