Introduction

The University of Lausanne is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where approximately 15,000 students and nearly 5,000 collaborators, professors, and researchers work and study. Ideally situated along the lake of Geneva, near Lausanne's city center, its campus brings together over 120 nationalities

Presentation

The research group of Professor Jérôme Goudet at the Department of Ecology and Evolution is seeking for a bioinformatics programmer. To learn more about the research activities of Professor Goudet’s group please visit: http://www.unil.ch/dee/goudet-group

Working conditions in Lausanne include access to state-of-the-art computing and sequencing facilities. The environment is highly international, and all research activities are conducted in English.

Job information

Expected start date in position : 01.08.2024 or as soon as possible
Contract length : 12 months, renewable
Activity rate : 80 to 100%
Workplace : Lausanne-Dorigny

Your responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to manage the bioinformatics data organization. Develop and maintain the analysis pipelines, computer programs and packages of the group. She/He will contribute to the development of the R Hierfstat package to make it bio-conductor compliant. She/He will support the researchers of the group for data-analysis, in particular for large-scale data sets.

Your qualifications

* Master in computer science, bioinformatics or equivalent
* Solid programming experience (min. 2 years) with R, Python,  C++ and/or C
* Excellent spoken and written English proficiency (C1)
* High level of motivation and autonomy
* Demonstrative effective organization skills and ability to handle tasks in an efficient and timely manner
* Ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary environment

What the position offers you

We offer a working environment in a multicultural, diversified and dynamic academic setting. There are possibilities of continuous training, access to excellent core facilities.

Contact for further information

For further information, you can contact Prof. Jérôme Goudet (E-Mail schreiben) but use UNIL’s portal to submit your application.

Your application

Deadline to apply : 01.07.2024
Interested applicants should submit (.doc or .pdf) an electronic copy of their CV (the dates - month+year - of their previous professional experiences must be clearly indicated in the CV), work certificates, the names and contact information of 2 referees, and a cover letter describing past experience and programming interests.
Please, send your full application in Word or PDF. Only applications through this website will be taken into account. We thank you for your understanding.

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Additional information

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