Bioinformatic with Microbiology Background for The - Barcelona, España - Somm Excellence Alliance

Somm Excellence Alliance

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Barcelona, España

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Isabel García

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Descripción

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education.

ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.

Research is organized in five programs:

Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health.

ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.

Venue

Barcelona

What We Are Looking for

ISGlobal is seeking a person who provides highly qualified input and research support in order to better exploit the scientific contribution of the project.

PhD in computational biology / bioinformatics or MsC with equivalent experience will be determinant.

This person will be in charge of taking over and managing activities of the project Development of a new intelligent and predictive tool for the early diagnosis and improved treatment of sepsis funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.

The overall project goal is to develop a precision medicine solution for the diagnosis of sepsis by combining faster pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility results, together with an immune system classifier method to deliver a rapid and accurate management of the patient.

Proyecto CPP financiado por MCIN/AEI / / y por la Unión Europea NextGenerationEU/ PRTR

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE /QUALIFICATIONS

Experience on analysis of WGS of bacterial DNA, targeting Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Virulence encoding Factors Genes and metagenomics. A person combining computer science and biology will be ideal.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
PhD in computational biology / bioinformatics or MsC with equivalent experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervise the correct development of the project from a technical point of view.

Identify the project needs and find solutions on its deviations.

Implementation and execution of specific analysis pipelines for the project.

Interpretation and presentation of research results.

SPECIFIC DUTIES
Minimum of 2 years of experience in comparative genomics / phylogenetics projects

Demonstrable practical knowledge of computer programming languages: python, R, bash...

Proficiency in processing and analyzing WGS, RNA-seq, and other relevant datasets.

Experience with software version control, Nextflow technologies and/or HPC environments is a plus.

Analysis of the whole genome sequence data of different bacteria with different aims

Analysis of gene variation in antibiotic resistant selected mutant

Implementation and execution of specific analysis pipelines for the project.

Interpretation and presentation of research results.

AUXILIAR TASK

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may evolve at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder.

SKILLS
Teamwork.

Problem resolution.

Learning capacity.

The post holder will adhere to ISGlobal principles contained in People management policy, including Equity, diversity and health safety. The post holder will respect, and accountable to ensure ISGlobal policies and procedures.

LANGUAGE LEVEL
Advanced English Level

Spanish and Catalan user level will be appreciated

Deadline:
March 19, 2024

Job category:
Other

Area:
Life Sciences