Project assistant position – genomics

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Work duties

• Developing experimental design for disentangling the regulatory basis of gene expression in yeast.
• Developing repeatable bioinformatical workflows for analysis of transgressive gene expression in yeast.
• Support of- and carrying out bioinformatical analysis of polyploidy and aneuploidy.
• Supporting the preparation of figures for and writing of scientific results for publication.

Qualifications

• PhD in evolutionary genomics or similar.
• Documented experience of analysis of gene expression.
• Coding experience in bash, python and R, as well as of a repeatable workflow approach i.e. nextflow or snake-make.
• A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research, assessed by a publication record with strong independent contributions and high-quality publications.

Other merits

• Experience from working with yeast and hybrid genomics is meriting.
• Being familiar with working on the Dardel cluster and molecular lab training are meriting.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Consideration will also be given to i.e. good collaborative skills, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen the administrative work within the unit/department, as well as contribute to its future development

Terms of employment

Fixed-term employment, May 15th- August 14th at 100% employment.

Contact person: Anna Runemark, lecturer, anna.runemark@biol.lu.se

Instructions on how to apply

Applications should include a 1 page cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the position and in what way the employment corresponds to your qualifications. The application should also contain a 1 page CV including contact information to two references and a link to your google scholar profile/ORCID id, and a PhD degree certificate or equivalent.

Within the Faculty of Science research and education is conducted within Astronomy, Biology, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, medical radiation physics, physical geography and Environmental Sciences. The Faculty of Science is organized into eight departments, gathered in the northern campus area in Lund. The Faculty of Science has approximately 1900 students, 330 PhD students and 730 employees.

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