Do you want to work in an inspiring environment and contribute to the sustainable use of our oceans, lakes and watercourses? We at the Department of Aquatic resources (SLU Aqua) are passionate about our vision “Viable fish stocks in healthy waters “. We´re expanding, searching for employees who want to develop themselves and make a difference together with us.

The Department of Aquatic Resources conducts environmental monitoring and assessment, consulting, research and education in aquatic ecology with focus on fish and shellfish. The department is SLU’s largest and has more than 180 employees at three main locations: Lysekil, Öregrund and Stockholm (Drottningholm), as well as four field stations.

The department is highly focused on data collection and analysis of fish, fisheries and ecosystems, and is characterized by intensive collaborations with industry, public agencies and NGO:s. This creates a vital research environment and gives us unique opportunities to develop knowledge with high societal impact.

We look forward to receiving your application

For more information about the department: https://www.slu.se/en/departments/aquatic-resources1/

Duties:

We offer a position as a researcher in bioinformatics at the Department of Aquatic Resources at SLU, Drottningholm. You will be part of Professor Anti Vasemägi’s research group and work with advanced statistics, genetics and genomics for research issues that link to driving forces for genetic and phenotypic variation in aquatic organisms. Examples of tasks include developing bioinformatics pipelines for analyzes from different genomic datasets and performing various omics analyzes. You will apply state-of-the-art analysis methods to large-scale biological data, such as NGS (next-generation sequencing). Other tasks include keeping detailed notes and logs of the analyzes, providing support in bioinformatics for other researchers, archiving the next generation of sequencing data in appropriate databases, interpreting bioinformatics data, writing and commenting on scientific articles. You will work both independently but also in collaboration with the research group, other researchers and students, in national and international collaborations. You are expected to apply for external research funding and be able to contribute to the supervision of students.

Qualifications:

We are looking for a motivated researcher with a doctorate in one of the fields of computational biology, molecular biology or genomics. You must have documented skills and experience, preferably a post doc, of research in the areas described above. You must have extensive knowledge of genomics, including sequencing methods and experience and knowledge of statistical analysis and experience in applying state-of-the-art analysis methods to large-scale biological data, such as next-generation sequencing data. You should have experience with Unix / Linux environments, including shell scripts and High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster usage (UppMax or similar). Experience with programming languages ​​such as Python, R, Perl or C ++ is a requirement. You must be able to present documentation of independent, high-quality scientific work. You must be able to communicate freely in English (in writing and orally). Analytical ability, motivation and ability to work independently as well as in a team are considered important qualities in this position.

Extra merit is personal qualities suitable for the position.

Place of work:

Drottningholm

Form of employment:

360 days position, with the opportunity of prolongation.

Extent:

100%

Starting date:

Nov 1 2022 or up on agreement.

Application:

We welcome your application no later than 2022-08-15, use the button below.

Academic union representatives:

https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.

SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses.

www.slu.se

Contact person

Anti Vasemägi

Professor

010-478 42 77

firstname.lastname@slu.se

Sara Bergek

Avdelningschef

firstname.lastname@slu.se

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