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Bioinformatician
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The Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit of the University of Bern and the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension of the Bern University Hospital are looking for a Bioinformatician to complete our team.

The aim of this interfaculty project is to decipher the genetic basis of kidney stones, a very common and global healthcare problem.

Your responsibilities will include

• Primary processing of data from NGS experiments, for example RNA-seq, whole genome or whole exome resequencing, metagenomics, de novo assembly


• Analysis of whole exome sequencing data of a large cohort of kidney stone Formers and nonstone forming controls (>1000 samples), and integration with corresponding phenotypic metadata


• Collaborate with researchers and clinicians on all data analysis steps, in particular complexity reduction (e.g. GSEA), various statistical analyses and data visualisation


• Consult researchers with the planning of NGS experiments


• Teaching practical courses in bioinformatics/biostatistics

Ideally, you have a PhD in biology, bioinformatics or biostatistics and

• proven experience with NGS data analysis


• proficiency in one or more programming languages and databases (e.g. C++, Python, R, Java, mysql, postgres)


• experience in GWAS and WES


• a strong interest in working on different projects in a collaborative role


• experience in biostatistics and/or machine learning


• very good organisational skills, in particular a demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects in parallel


• a demonstrated ability to collaborate with researchers from various fields

We offer

• a two-year position postdoc position, with the possibility for extension


• a supportive working environment and excellent computational resources


• very varied work and the opportunity to learn new methods and technical skills


• starting date is October 1st or upon agreement

The working language of our group is English. Knowledge of German is useful but not required. To apply, please send a letter of motivation and a CV with the contact details of two referees as a single pdf file to corinna.herrmann@bioinformatics.unibe.ch.



For more information, please contact Rémy Bruggmann (remy.bruggmann@bioinformatics.unibe.ch) or visit www.bioinformatics.unibe.ch.



Deadline for applications is August 31st, 2020.

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