Research Assistant - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focusing on cancer, genetic and autoimmune diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby promote closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently organized in six research programs: Cancer Precision Medicine, Cancer Immunotherapy, Genomics and Neurobiology, Molecular Tools and Functional Genomics, Neuro-Oncology and Neurodegeneration and Vascular Biology. Departmental activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Uppsala University Hospital. The department has teaching assignments in several education programs, including Master Programs, at the Faculty of Medicine. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 550 million, out of which about two thirds derive from external funding. IGP has approximately 400 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 850 affiliated staff members. More information about the department's activities can be found here: www.uu.se/en/staff/department/immunology-genetics-and-pathology

Duties 
The position focuses on leveraging zebrafish as a model organism to develop and
optimize genetic tools through a directed evolution pipeline, with significant therapeutic
and industrial applications.
Key responsibilities include:
-Analyze and interpret large-scale omics datasets (e.g., chromatin accessibility, transcriptomics, proteomics) using statistical and computational methods.
-Perform bioinformatics analyses such as differential expression, clustering, classification, and data visualization using relevant bioinformatics tools.
-Optimize and design genetic sequences for experimental applications, including
codon optimization and structural prediction.
-Collaborate with wet-lab researchers to integrate computational analysis with experimental workflows.
-Document workflows, scripts, and results to ensure reproducibility and facilitate collaboration

Requirements 
-Master’s degree in bioinformatics, systems biology, molecular biotechnology, or equivalent experience in computational biology.
-Strong skills in programming and statistical data analysis.
-Proven experience in omics data analysis and/or sequence optimization.
-Ability to work independently while maintaining a collaborative and communicative approach.
-Good communication skills and fluency in English, spoken and written.

Additional qualifications
-Experience with protein modeling and prediction tools.
-Familiarity with machine learning methods for biological data.
-Understanding of molecular biology techniques to betterintegrate computational and experimental data.
-Experience with next-generation sequencing data processing and assembly.
-Positive and proactive personality, with a willingness to learn and contribute to a dynamic research environment.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Thomas Juan, thomas.juan@igp.uu.se

Please submit your application by 23 september 2025, UFV-PA 2025/2616.