Senior Research Scientist in Bioinformatics
The Center for Biological Sequence Analysis at the Department of Systems Biology at the Technical University of Denmark is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a senior researcher position within bioinformatics. We are in particular looking for a lead Engineer for the Danish ELIXIR Node.
Responsibilities and tasks
ELIXIR (1) the infrastructure for biological information, is building a discovery portal (2) for bioinformatics resources world-wide, built upon a federated curation of a wide range of key resources, including analytical tools and data services. At the heart of this effort is a registry of essential scientific and technical information, conforming to a consistent syntactic and semantic standard. ELIXIR is supporting resource providers, including research infrastructures, institutes, projects and individuals, to contribute to an emerging large-scale community curation effort that will ensure comprehensive content and high quality annotations.
The Danish ELIXIR node is seeking to recruit an experienced engineer / scientist to contribute to the technical implementation of the registry and build community around it. This demanding and varied role will include taking a senior role in the curation activities, software engineering and collaborations required to build a sustainable registry that matches the requirements of contributors and scientist end-users around the world.
Curation activities will include:
1.build and lead a Curation Task Force to drive registry content expansion
2.lead the development & maintenance of the EDAM ontology (3) in support of registry growth
3.lead curation and technical workshops
Software engineering activities will include:
1.prioritise registry features according to the needs of content providers and users, oversee the technical implementation
2.coordinate development of technical interoperability with providers, workbenches, publishers etc.
3.design, prototype and develop software components
Collaborations and communication will include:
1.liaise with Registry stakeholders and other collaborations with institutions, community projects, publishers, funding agencies etc
2.develop and implement strategy, e.g. for funding, communications and registry growth, ensuring compatibility with other Research Infrastructures and initiatives internationally
3.oversee the registry User Experience (UX) including UX evaluation, user support, documentation and training
Qualifications
Candidates must
•hold a PhD degree or equivalent as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding a position as Researcher or Postdoc.
Further qualifications:
Applicants must have a history in bioinformatics and possess the skills and experience commensurate to the role, including:
•data curation including annotation using controlled vocabularies
•ontology development and a broad familiarity with bioinformatics concepts
•software engineering, including software development process, programming and schema design
•managing technical projects in a production/service environment
•distributed collaborative projects and connections within the bioinformatics community
Assessment
In the assessment of the candidates consideration will be given to:
•scientific production and research potential at international level
•innovative skills and the ability to generate new ideas
•the ability to communicate at all levels such as the provision of scientific advice to public sector authorities
•the ability to promote and utilize research results
•an all-round experience basis, preferably including international experience
•the ability to contribute to development of the department’s internal and external cooperation
We offer
DTU offers an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility. DTU is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world.
Salary and terms of employment
This is a full-time position initially for a period of three years.
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Søren Brunak, email: brunak@cbs.dtu.dk.
You can read more about the Department of Systems Biology on www.cbs.dtu.dk.
Further information can be found here:
(1) https://bio.tools/
(3) <a href='javascript:openLinkWindow("https://github.com/edamontology/edamontology")' data-cke-saved-href='javascript:openLinkWindow("https://github.com/edamontology/edamontology")' "="">https://github.com/edamontology/edamontology
Application procedure:
Please submit your online application no later than 24 December 2015.
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
•Application (cover letter)
•CV
•Diploma (MSc/PhD – an official translation into English)
•List of publications indicating scientific highlights
Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The Center for Biological Sequence Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark was formed in 1993, and conducts basic research in the fields of bioinformatics and systems biology. The center is divided into twelve specialist research groups, has a highly multi-disciplinary profile (biologists, biochemists, MDs, physicists, statisticians, and computer scientists) with a ratio of 2:1 of bio-to-nonbio backgrounds. CBS represents one of the large bioinformatics groups in academia in Europe.
DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and public service. Our staff of 5,800 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society; and our 10,300 students are being educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university collaborating globally with business, industry, government, and public agencies.
