The Friedrich Schiller University Jena
The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light - Life - Liberty, which provide pioneering insights and sustainable solutions for the society of tomorrow. Through close collaborations with leading research institutions, innovative companies, and renowned cultural organizations, it advances interdisciplinary developments.
Responsibilities
- Design and perform analyses to address the research questions with your advisors
- Analyse your results in the context of literature and public (meta-) omics data
- Develop web-integrated visualizations to gain scientific insights from virus -omics datasets
- Take initiative to communicate and discuss your results with wet- and dry-lab group members
- Report your findings in publications and presentations at international scientific platforms
- Support Masters students and undergraduate project students
Requirements
- A BSc or MSc in bioinformatics with extensive coding experience (Python, Java/React)
- Experience with databases and full-stack development, including APIs, software best coding practices, Linux, SLURM, and git
- Specialist knowledge and hands-on expertise in metagenomics, genomics, viruses, or bacteriophages is beneficial
- Strong motivation, excellent organisational skills, and ability to contribute to a friendly and collaborative working environment in a cross-disciplinary scientific research group
- Excellent communication in English, both written and spoken
Benefits
- A 75% funded position (30 hours per week)
- Embedding in a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary research group that is world-leading in viral and microbial ecology
- Excellent equipment and infrastructure for both experimental and computational work
- Affiliation to the Jena School for Microbial Communication, a graduate school offering a comprehensive education programme to train your hard and soft career skills
- Jena - City of Science: a young and lively town with a vibrant local cultural agenda, among the most liveable cities in Germany, situated on the Saale River and surrounded by the famous Thuringian Forest