Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (2016/998)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

A postdoctoral fellow position (position code 1352) is available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. The fellowship is for a period of 2 years. Starting date is flexible, between April 2016 at the earliest and September 2016 at the latest.

Project description:

The position is part of a newly established center for celiac disease research, which is a collaboration between groups at the Department of Immunology and the Department of Informatics. The research groups at the Department of Immunology will provide hypotheses and challenges at the forefront of research on autoimmunity, as well as a rich collection of unique data, including transcriptomic data on sharply selected populations of B cells in a disease-relevant setting. The research group at Department of Informatics has long experience with development of software systems, algorithms and statistical methodology for the analysis of genomic and epigenomic data, including an established codebase for genome analysis (the Genomic HyperBrowser) that can be drawn on for future computational development. The group also has long experience with the Galaxy platform for data intensive biomedical research, which can be useful as a dissemination platform for methodology developed in connection with this project.

The postdoctoral fellow will develop novel computational methodology for the discovery of significant patterns, relations and distinctions within genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic data sets related to celiac disease, with a particular focus on transcriptomic data on B cells. Since the candidate will be interacting tightly with both computer scientists and immunologists, there is some flexibility regarding core expertise for a suited candidate. The candidate could have primary strength in algorithm development and statistical analysis, or in the application of computational methodology to explore biomedical questions. In either case, a candidate would need a strong academic track record, an interest for both computational science and immunology, and sufficient experience in computational biomedicine to interact productively with both computer scientists and immunologists.

Qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for this fellowship will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The successful candidate should demonstrate the following abilities:

• Applicants must have a doctoral degree in computer science, statistics, biology or a related field with documented knowledge relevant for the qualifications given below.
• Documented experience with bioinformatics, biostatistics or computational biology.
• Strong skills in either algorithms, software development, statistics or the application of novel computational methodology to biomedical problems.
• Strong quantitative skills, including large-scale modeling and data analysis
• A proven track record in peer-reviewed publications
• Evidence of creativity and capability of independent research
• Experience with transcriptomics analysis is considered an advantage.

Applications are encouraged from dedicated candidates with a good command of written and spoken English, good cooperation skills, and the ability to work in a highly team-oriented environment.

SalaryPay grade: 60 – 65 (NOK 510 100 - 560 700 per year depending on qualifications and seniority)

The application must include:

Minstelønn: 0

Maksimal lønn: 0

Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Info

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år


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