Project assistant position at the Department of Molecular biology

2 weeks ago


Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden Umeå University Full time

The Department of Molecular Biology is looking for a project assistant for 6 months to the project "Multimodal data generation and integration to study bacterial pathogenesis". Supervisor: Kemal Avican.

Background and description of work tasks

As project assistant you will work under supervision to:

1) Identify different mRNA and protein expression patterns in pathogenic bacteria under variety of stress conditions.

2) Distinguish different colony formation capacity of diverse human bacterial pathogens with automated colony screening system under stress conditions.

The selected candidate will work with various scientific methods related to tmicrobiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. This includes preparing libraries for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and proteomics. The candidate will also manage data transcriptomics, proteomics, and imaging data from these experiments and perform bioinformatics and document and present the findings.

Qualifications

You must hold a University degree equivalent to a European University degree in Life Sciences or Computer Engineering (or equivalent fields) at the time of the recruitment. A master's degree (240 ECTS) in one of the above fields is highly meritorius.

You should have documented experience with Microbiology and Molecular Biology technics, Bioinformatics towards NGS and proteomics, and imaging data. Coding experience in R and Matlab is a must. Experience in using the Machine learning algorithms on NGS data is an advantage. You need to be fluent in spoken and written English, and should be highly motivated and able to work productively in a team.

Excellent communication skills for interacting effectively with senior colleagues and peers are required.

How to apply



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