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The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University (www.igp.uu.se) has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently conducted in the following areas: medical and clinical genetics, clinical immunology, pathology, neuro-oncology, vascular biology, radiation science and molecular tools. Department activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala. The department has teaching assignments in several education programmes, including Master Programmes, at the Faculty of Medicine, and in a number of educations at the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 400 million, out of which more than half is made up of external funding. The staff amounts to approximately 340 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 600 affiliated people.

Work description:
The project is primarily based on bioinformatic analyses. The main purpose is to identify structural variation from different types of sequence data, with a major focus on data from Oxford Nanopore. De novo assembly of long-read data will also be performed, along with comparison of the resulting assembly with genomes assembled from other types of sequence data. Oxford Nanopore recently released a new instrument called PromethION, which enables rapid sequencing of complete human genomes. Analyses of the data will require set up of new pipelines for data handling and data analysis. Both healthy individuals and individuals affected by specific disorders will be analyzed, with the goal to identify disease causing genetic variation. The work will also include writing of scientific articles and presentation of project results.

Qualifications:
The applicant should have a PhD in medicine, genetics, molecular biology or similar area with a good understanding of human genetics. Formal education or documented experience of bioinformatics is required. The applicant should have significant experience from sequence data handing and genome analysis including sequence alignment and variation analysis. Experience working in Unix/Linux, using R and writing scripts are required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required as well as demonstrated experience in compiling and publishing scientific papers in related fields. Particular emphasis will be placed on academic skills, good collaboration skills and ability to work independently. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Merits:
Experience working with de novo assembly and/or working with long-read data will be considered meriting for the position. 

Uppsala University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities and attracts qualified candidates who can contribute to the University’s excellence and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people of all backgrounds.

Salary: According to individual qualifications

Start date: as soon as possible

Form of employment: temporary employment of 12 months

Extent of employment: 100 %

For more information contact:
Lars Feuk, lars.feuk@igp.uu.se, 018-471 4827

You are welcome to apply no later than March 19, 2019. UFV-PA 2019/444.

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