Bioinformatician (f/m) Conserving – Exploring - Exploiting - UnivPM

Conserving – Exploring - Exploiting The IPK is one of the world’s leading international institutions in the field of plant genetics and crop science. Its research programme and services contribute materially to conserving, exploring and exploiting crop diversity. Its research goals are driven by the need to ensure an efficient and sustainable supply of food, energy and raw materials, thereby addressing a major global ecological challenge.

Bioinformatician (f/m) The research group Bioinformatics and Information Technology is engaged in the management of research data, in the implementation of integrated biological information systems/data warehouses for performing in silico analyses and presenting sequencing data. We are contributing to genotyping and re-sequencing projects of different plant genetic resources hosted in the IPK-Genebank. Your tasks:

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Your qualifications and skills:

You manage analyzed data sets from the research project BeanAdapt Phaselous vulgaris and Phaselous coccineus using Oracle® data base technology. You will work together with colleagues who handle similar data sets from other species. You will contribute to the development of web-based information system to make this diversity accessible and implement powerful user friendly visualization routines.

You fit to us:

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You are highly interested to work at the inferface of genomics and informatics. You possess a Master/Diploma in (bio-) informatics or equivalent academic degree. You must have a strong background in data base technology and a robust understanding of developing web-based user interfaces. You have experience with UNIX/Linux command line program execution, R, Java, JavaScript programming and RESTful web services.

We offer you:

If you are fascinated by plant biology and you want to work in a modern research centre with state of the art facilities and scientists from all over the world. You have proven excellent writing and presentation skills. You are a team player.

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A cutting edge interdisciplinary research environment. Collegial working atmosphere. Gross salary according to TV-L up to E13. Employment for a period of 2 years.

What you need to know: The IPK is striving to increase the proportion of women in sectors where they are underrepresented, and therefore explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. Everyone - independent from gender, sexual orientation, age, origin or a possible disability - is welcome. The IPK was awarded the Hertie Foundation's work and balance certificate ("berufundfamilie") for its family-friendly working conditions. The IPK campus is located in the immediate vicinity of a local day care center and primary school (Grundschule). Your application: Please send your application (incl.letter of motivation, CV, certificates of university degrees and latest school report) until June 30th, 2017 to the attention of Mr. Danielowski ([email protected]) citing the reference number 26/03/17. If you need further information feel free to contact Dr. Uwe Scholz ([email protected]); phone: +49 (0)39482 5513.

Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) Corrensstraße 3 06466 Seeland OT Gatersleben www.ipk-gatersleben.de