Bioinformatician Phylogenomics - Braunschweig, Deutschland - Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH
vor 2 Wochen
Beschreibung
Job offer 13/24
Help us to build a global biodata resource center
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures is establishing an integrated suite of scientific databases of fundamental importance for the life sciences.
The resulting data platform, DSMZ _Digital Diversity_, will provide an integrated resource and allow the linking and comprehensive analysis of different types of scientific data from all areas of life sciences.
Among the databases involved, TYGS is a state-of-the-art platform for prokaryotic genome-based taxonomy.Bioinformatician Phylogenomics (M/F/d)
The position is paid at TV-L 13 and is initially limited to 2 years with a view to becoming
permanent.
The position is offered on a full-time basis (39.8 hours per week) and is not appropriate for part time work.
The highly popular Type (Strain) Genome Server TYGS is a user-friendly, high-throughput web server providing genome-based species and subspecies delineation, automatic determination of closest relatives, phylogenomic analysis, interactive visualisation of trees, and comprehensive access to taxonomic and nomenclatural information, strongly linked to the LPSN and other DSMZ databases.
As a member of the team, you will have primary responsibility for the TYGS high throughput genome analysis pipelines, databases and web facilities.
In particular, you will be responsible for further optimising the performance of all components involved, adding features that further integrate TYGS into the DSMZ _Digital Diversity_, and further improving the user experience.
The position is intended to be a central knowledge hub for genome-based taxonomy at DSMZ and beyond.Your responsibilities:
- Benchmark and identify stateoftheart phylogenomics tools for integration into TYGS
- Optimize the performance of TYGS database and pipelines and add functionality
- Extend the TYGS web interface to add new features, improve usability, and connect to other DSMZ _Digital Diversity_ databases
- Respond to user queries within the TYGS helpdesk
- Provide feedback to nomenclature experts in the LPSN team
- Present results in workshops and liaise with user communities
- Publish results
You offer:
- PhD, Masters or Diploma in Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Biology, Computer Science, or equivalent
- Significant programming experience in compiled languages, scripting languages and relational databases
- Strong experience in highthroughput or highperformance computing
- Strong experience in computational analysis of genome sequences
- Strong understanding of software architecture and version control
- Fluency in English
- Programming experience in Java, Ruby, R, PostgreSQL or Bash is an advantage
- Experience in phylogenetics, taxonomy or microbiology is a plus
- Proven ability to write scientific publications is a plus
- German language skills are a plus
We offer:
- An interdisciplinary working environment with frequent sharing of experience
- Direct involvement in building a research data infrastructure
- Motivated colleagues and a pleasant working atmosphere in a scientific environment
- Development and support of scientific web services at the DSMZ
- Plenty of room for creativity and challenging topics
- Participation in the selection of personal hardware
- Opportunities for further education and training
- A certified employer according to audit berufundfamilie, therefore flexible possibilities to combine work and family life
Applicants must provide proof of equivalence with a German degree in the case of foreign degrees. Further information can be found on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
The DSMZ is an equal opportunities employer, supports a reasonable work/life balance and has been awarded the berufundfamilie audit certificate.
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