Research Assistant in Data Management: behavior and psychiatric conditions in dogs, wolves and humans - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

In the internationally organized collaborative effort across research groups in Sweden and Finland,you will identify gene regulatory elements such as enhancers and gene promoters in dog and wolf genomes based on the most comprehensive RNA sequencing-based expression atlas generated by the Dog Genome Annotation (DoGA) Consortium.

Your mission

For this, you will overall organise the data and metadata for the Consortium. You keep regular contact to the DoGA principal investigators and participate in consortium groups, organise and update all details about the samples and sample metadata, organise all sequencing data produced by the DoGA Consortium, organise and regularly update the DoGA Data Coordination Center (DCC), update the DoGA consortium website. You propose creative ways to visualise DoGA data and research results and keep the DoGA Consortium website up to date. For more information see Doggenomeannotation.org and Daublab.org

This employment is a temporary position for one year.

Your profile

You have a master’s degree in bioinformatics, computer sciences, computational biology, or equivalent experiences. You have good statistical knowledge and experience working with high-throughput sequencing data. You are proficient in data analysis using R and/ or Python in a Linux environment. You are highly self-motivated, productive, and like to work in an interdisciplinary research team. You have experiences in organizing large datasets. Great emphasis will be put on personal suitability.

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: Flemingsberg

Links:
https://ki.se/en/bionut/department-of-biosciences-and-nutrition
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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 17 June 2024.

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