Bioinformatician (100%)

The position is available immediately or upon agreement and currently limited to one year.

The Department of Biomedicine (DBM) is seeking a Ph.D. level bioinformatician to join its Bioinformatics Core Facility. The DBM Bioinformatics Core Facility is a centralized resource of expertise for the analysis and visualization of large-scale biological datasets, available to all researchers at the DBM.

Your position

• consultancy in the design of high-throughput experiments


• computational analysis of -omics experiments, including expression studies (using "bulk" and single-cell RNA-seq) and gene regulation studies (ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, BS-seq, DNA variants calling)


• set up robust and reproducible workflows to standardize analyses


• integration of multi-omics datasets


• help with data interpretation and contribution to manuscript writing

Your profile

• Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as computational biology, statistics, physics, or mathematics with strong interest in biology


• demonstrated experience in analyzing next-generation sequencing or other high-throughput biological datasets


• experience with analysis of high-throughput proteomics experiments and/or with spatial transcriptomics is a plus


• sound statistical knowledge and fluent programming skills using R/Bioconductor are essential


• excellent teamwork and collaboration skills


• proficiency in written and spoken English

We offer you

• A stimulating, challenging and multifaceted research environment


• Good integration into local and national bioinformatics community (the DBM Bioinformatics Core Facility is part of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics).


• Possibilities for continued education and training


• Attractive employment conditions


• Workplace centrally located in Basel


• A good work-life balance and an equal opportunities environment

Application / Contact



For informal inquiries please contact Dr. Robert Ivanek (robert.ivanek@unibas.ch). Applications including a CV highlighting relevant research experience, a cover letter explicitly detailing why you're interested in the position, and contact details of three referees should be submitted online: biped2.dbm.unibas.ch/apply/bioinformaticianApply

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