Bioinformatician to the institution of microbiology, tumor and cell biology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Solna conducts research and teaching in infection biology, immunology, cell biology and cancer. Our keywords are interdisciplinarity, clinically based basic research and national and international cooperation.

We are seeking you with expertise in the areas of bioinformatics, microbiology, genomics, and programming for a role as bioinformatician for the research group of Jan Albert. The research group is located at Clinical Microbiology at Karolinska University Hospital and collaborates very closely with the Clinical Genomics Unit (https://www.scilifelab.se/units/clinical-genomics-stockholm/), which is a national infrastructure at SciLifeLab with the task of collaborating with Swedish healthcare to develop and implement advanced tests based on genomics and next generation sequencing (NGS) in healthcare.

Your mission

Your role as a bioinformatician will involve close collaboration with other bioinformaticians, doctors, molecular biologists, system developers and other specialists in the constellation. We can offer an exciting work environment where the goal is to improve patient care and to conduct translational research. We also offer challenging tasks and a group feeling where everyone works towards the same goal. Technically, our work is absolutely world class and we work actively to extend scientific and technical boundaries to even better serve our mission.

The role includes, among other things:

• Develop bioinformatics pipelines for microbiological research and diagnostics.
• Evaluate and implement new analysis tools, especially for microbiological metagenomics and whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2, HIV and other viruses.
• Participate in analysis of patient samples in several ongoing research projects and clinical implementation projects.

Your profile

We are looking for you who have a PhD in life science and documented competence and experience in the development of bioinformatics analysis pipelines for NGS. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities that promote internal and external collaboration.

Requirements for the position:

• PhD in relevant life science subject area
• Excellent knowledge of bioinformatics in genomics and NGS
• Very good programming skills in Python and experience of working in Linux environment
• Fluent in English in writing and speaking

Additional qualifications for the position:

• Experience with microbial applications
• Experience of working in Nextflow
• Experience of working with Docker / Singularity / Podman technologies
• Experience of delivering structured code and experience of working with version control systems (eg git)
• Basic knowledge in Swedish and work experience in Sweden

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-10-24

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all