A post-doctoral position is available at Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) in Stockholm, a Swedish national resource center for life science research.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented postdoctoral researcher to join the lab of Associate Professor Olof Emanuelsson, affiliated with the School of Biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The official ad is available here: www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:128385/where:4/. Please apply at the latest January 16, 2017!
The work will consist of bioinformatics method development for massively parallel sequencing data, with particular focus on RNA-seq, including allele-specific expression (ASE) and transcriptome assembly. The proposed project is a continuation of our recently published work (Edsgärd et al, Sci. Rep. 6:21134, 2016), with a number of possible subprojects, e.g., phasing of RNA-seq reads including the use of longer reads, improvement of ASE detection (with and without haploisoform information), and identification of potential regulatory variants associated with ASE of nearby genes. Other bioinformatics method development projects may also be included. All projects are collaborations with experimental groups. The job will also contain some supervision of doctoral or diploma students.
This is a salaried post-doctoral position for one year with a possible second-year extension depending on performance the first year. The postdoctoral researcher will be employed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the workplace is SciLifeLab Stockholm. To be eligible for employment as a postdoc at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, your doctoral degree must have been obtained at most 3 years ago.
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics, physics, bioinformatics, molecular biology, biotechnology or related field with a strong quantitative background, and knowledge of molecular biology. Thorough experience with Unix (or a variant thereof), R, scripting software (e.g., Perl or Python) or other programming languages such as C or Java is required. Experience with handling large data sets, and from bioinformatics method development, is highly desired. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively is highly valued. Excellent command of written and spoken English is a requirement.
Please apply at the latest January 16, 2017!
Please log in to KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position. Use this link kth.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:login/jobID:128385/type:job/where:4/apply:1/
The application should include the following documents (preferably combined into one single pdf):
(i) a letter stating your research experience and interests
(ii) a curriculum vitae including list of publications
(iii) name and contact information for yourself and two or three references
Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled. The starting date is negotiable, however, the successful candidate will be encouraged to start as soon as possible. We welcome all applicants regardless of ethnicity or gender. More information about this position is available here: www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:128385/where:4/.