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    Computational Postdoc in Developmental - Berlin, Deutschland - MDC

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  • You will develop new algorithms to infer cellular and tissue-wide differentiation trajectories from single-cell multiome (RNA + ATAC), spatial transcriptomics and lineage tracing data
  • You will use machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to help decipher the evolutionary highly-conserved regulatory code underlying mammalian organogenesis
  • You will compare early mouse embryonic development with a variety of other species (human, fish, bird, non-vertebtrates)
  • You will analyse and compare synthetic organoid development with in vivo embryonic development
  • You will work closely with experimental collaborators
  • You will be an active member in a highly interdisciplinary team, that involves data scientists and computational and experimental biologists
  • Requirements

  • PhD (or MSc degree with several years of working experience) in computational or natural sciences with strong computational or quantitative focus
  • Strong programming skills (Python, R) are essential; experience in building efficient and reusable software would be a plus
  • Excellent communication skills facilitating frequent exchange with group members and scientific collaborators, and the ability to work independently
  • Solid statistical knowledge and experience with state-of-the-art machine learning methods
  • Ability to work independently and to undertake challenging analysis tasks
  • We offer

  • international working environment with communication in English and German
  • interesting career opportunities and a range of opportunities for further qualification and training
  • Compatibility of family and career certified by the workandfamily audit ("berufundfamilie audit")
  • Support for "New Berliners" through the MDC Welcome & Family Office
  • On-campus health and fitness center
  • Stimulating and international research environment with excellent science
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge biomedical data
  • Ability to further yourself as an expert in single-cell genomics and machine learning approaches to biomedical data
  • Compatibility of family and career certified by the workandfamily audit ("berufundfamilie audit")
  • Support for "New Berliners" through the MDC Welcome & Family Office
  • You also benefit from:
  • A remuneration in accordance with the collective agreement for the federal public service (TVöD-Bund), including additional company pension schemes
  • Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working and childcare support
  • Subsidy for the job ticket
  • Additional health benefits such as flu vaccination, eye test, ergonomics advice at the workplace


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