Group Leader - Barcelona, España - Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

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Barcelona, España

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Isabel García

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Job Reference:

133_24_LS_TFGL_R4
Position:
Group Leader
Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab (R4)
Closing Date:
Thursday, 06 June, 2024
Reference: 133_24_LS_TFGL_R4
Job title: Group Leader
Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab (R4)
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads largescale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 900 staff from 55 countries.
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Context And Mission
The Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics lab within the Life Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Group Leader to coordinate its research line. The lab focuses on understanding how genomic information influences gene expression variation across individuals and cell types, with the ultimate goal of elucidating the role of gene expression in phenotypic differences and disease. The Group Leader will play a pivotal role in the guidance of the researchers team, conducting cuttingedge research, and collaborating with international research groups to advance our understanding of transcriptomics and functional genomics.
Key Duties
Lead and coordinate a team of researchers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to achieve research goals.
Oversee the planning and execution of research projects, ensuring alignment with the lab's scientific aims and collaboration with the Life Science's mission.
Conduct innovative research in the field of transcriptomics and functional genomics, leveraging computational tools and highthroughput functional assays.
Collaborate with internal and external research groups, consolidating existing interdisciplinary collaborations and forging new alliances to advance the field of transcriptomics and functional genomics.
Write and submit project proposals of the highest scientific quality to seek competitive financial support at the international and European levels.

Requirements:

Education
Ph.

D. or equivalent degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a related field.

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Proven experience leading a research group.
Proven track record of conducting cuttingedge research in transcriptomics, genomics, or related fields, as evidenced by publications in peerreviewed scientific journals.
Experience in coordinating and managing research projects, including the supervision of research staff and students.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Prior experience in grant writing and securing research funding from competitive funding agencies.
Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
Competences
Team management skills, with the ability to motivate team members to achieve the group's research goals.
Capacity to contribute to research projects with novel research ideas and analysis.
Excellent problemsolving skills, with a keen attention to detail and a commitment to scientific rigor.
Excellent communication skills to specialised audiences.

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the [department] Department
We offer a fulltime contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with stateoftheart infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
Duration: Indefinite Contract
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
Starting date: 23/05/2024

Applications procedure and process

A full CV in English including contact details

DeadlineOTM-R principles for selection processes**- BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.