The University of Bern, Switzerland is looking for a bioinformatician or a postdoctoral research associate to join a multicultural and dynamic research group at the Institute of Infectious Diseases (IFID).

Project details

• The major focus of the Hilty group is the molecular characterization of microbial communities (microbiota) in health and respiratory disease.
• Your responsibilities as a Bioinformatician (80-100%) will include working on (meta)genomic pipelines to take the microbiome research beyond 16S rRNA sequencing. In more detail,  to achieve bacteria strain-level resolution.
• In addition, the candidate will be co-responsible for the whole genome sequencing of S.pneumoniae for more rapid identification of serotypes and antibiotic resistance.
• The candidate will be a key figure for assuring the high impact of our omics research and will also help supervising PhD and MSc students.

Requirements

• PhD degree in life science or equivalent. Exceptional candidates without a PhD may also apply.
• Strong background in programming (R, perl etc.)
• Strong interest and skills in omics technologies. Ideally with a background in bacteriology / microbiology.
• Excellent English language skills (oral and written).

To apply

• Please send by email a cover letter, CV, copies of grades and contact information of at least two referees.
• Please combine these materials into a single PDF file.

Contact Address

Markus Hilty, ifik, University of Bern, Friedbühlstrasse 51, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland (markus.hilty@ifik.unibe.ch)