Senior bioinformatician - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Area of responsibilities/description of the work
The Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, has an opening for a 2-year position as a combined position as bioinformatician and biostatistician in the group of Molecular Epidemiology. The group, consisting of about ten persons is located within the new Epidemiology Hub at Dag Hammarskölds väg 14, where about 35 active epidemiologists and statisticians have their work place, enabling collaboration and support.

The work will be supervised by group leader Professor Tove Fall. Tove Fall and her group are mainly working with diabetes and diabetes-related traits using a variety of methods, ranging from modern molecular epidemiology techniques with –omics data to more traditional epidemiology approaches in large datasets. The research environment is international with English being the working language. See tovefall.se for more information and recent publications. The group currently includes several members with thorough training and experience in advanced statistical, epidemiological and bioinformatics methods.

The primary work responsibility will be to perform genetic association analyses regarding body fat distribution and other bioinformatic tasks such as quality control and normalization procedures of –omics data. The applicant will be responsible to write publishable reports of the methodology and results of the analysis.  An important part of the work will also be to advice junior colleagues on bioinformatical and statistical matters. The main statistical software used in the group are Stata and R. For some tasks, novel development of software packages within the R framework might be needed. The employee will be able to develop their skills through courses and also exchange visits with other research groups.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate is highly motivated with thorough experience within bioinformatical and statistical analysis of human data. This experience should be documented through a large number scientific peer-reviewed publications. Since an important part of the work is to supervise PhD students and post-docs, extensive teaching experience within statistical modelling and bioinformatics at university is necessary.

The following requirements are necessary:

• University diploma on PhD level in natural or medical sciences
• Proficiency in written and oral English
• The applicant must have developed and published software tools within the R framework suitable for –omics analyses
• Published scientific articles within the field of human genomics
• Published scientific articles applying other omics analysis than genomics in human medical research
• Published scientific articles applying multivariate methods and pathway analysis or equivalent in human medical research
• Teaching experience in statistical and bioinformatical analysis at university level

Personal characteristics are important. The applicant should be stringent in their analysis, have a responsible attitude and be able to work independently. The applicant should also be able to share his/her knowledge with colleagues. The person should also be service-minded.

Other
Knowledge in epidemiology and/or medicine is an advantage.

The following documents must be submitted with your application and written in English or Swedish:
1. A full CV, including date of public defense, title of thesis, previous academic appointments, academic title, current position, development of published biostatistical software and teaching experience
2. A full publication list
3. A brief statement (maximum 1 page) of why you applied to this position and your interests and goals
4. Transcripts of grades from previous education
5. Names and contact information of three references

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: According to mutual agreement

Form of employment: Two year temporary employment

Extent of employment: 100 %

For further information regarding the position; please contact Tove Fall (tove.fall@medsci.uu.se).

You are welcome to apply no later than 7th of May 2019, UFV-PA 2019/1275