Qualification Details
You hold a PhD degree in one or more of the following areas: metagenomics, genome informatics, biochemistry, bioinformatics or systems biology. The right candidate will moreover exhibit the following professional and personal qualifications:
- Solid skills in the use of Next Generation Sequence (NGS) methods and tools for Analysis of NGS data (genomic, metagenomics)
- Experience in UNIX / LINUX computing systems and HPC infrastructure
- Working experience with long-read sequencing technology such as Oxford Nanopore or Pacbio
- Knowledge of in silico antibiotic resistance prediction as well as metagenome binning
- Skills in programming languages relevant for bioinformatics, e.g. Python, Ruby, R
- Capability of taking personal responsibility for your work and your results
- Flexibility and a general positive attitude to changes
- Motivation by both individual and team accomplishments
- Strong communication skills and fluency in both written and verbal English
