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Senior Specialist – Research Engineer in The Quantitative Virology Research Group
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Offer DescriptionŁukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development is a Research Institute within the Łukasiewicz Research Network. It focuses on development of new technologies, resulting from basic and applied research, which, in turn, serves as a basis for innovative solutions for the industry. With high-class specialists and state-of-the-art infrastructure, we provide capacity for the most advanced research. Our Institute consists of three research centers – Life Sciences & Biotechnology Center, Materials Science & Engineering Center and Center for Population Diagnostics, with access to specialized core laboratories – a combination, which allows to carry out both, scientific research and pilot studies for the industry in a comprehensive manner.We invite candidates to apply for the position ofSenior Specialist – Research Engineer in The Quantitative Virology Research Group.The candidate will join a young, dynamic and growing research group, participating in the project funded by the Polish National Science Center (NCN) and National Science Foundation (NSF). The candidate will be hired in the framework of the IMPRESS-U grant. The project name: Modeling and Forecasting of Infection Spread in War and Post War Settings Using Epidemiological, Behavioral and Genomic Surveillance Data.The Quantitative Virology Research Group in Łukasiewicz-PORT ( ) invites applications for a postdoctoral position starting as soon as possible. We are recruiting applicants with broad research interests in working on the Big Data (metagenomics) analysis and computational modeling.The candidate will work with exploring epidemiological models within the framework of phylodynamics and phylogeography and integrating them with population genetics models. Increasing the performance of integration algorithms and model simulations and developing machine learning methods for analyzing genomic data.The successful applicant will work in a young laboratory and join a collaborative, vibrant, and growing community of researchers in an environment that values creativity and scientific communications in Łukasiewicz-PORT. In our team, we carry on both wet-lab experiments and dry lab bioinformatics analyses. The candidate will join scientific discussions with other team members. Together with the team leader, the candidate will help with training newcomers. Overall, the candidate will have a great opportunity to participate in research on training and gain knowledge and skills for his/her career development.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Computer science Education Level PhD or equivalentSpecific Requirements
- Ph.D. in computational science or relevant fields;
- at least one first-author peer-reviewed research article;
- working knowledge of Python; knowing additional programming languages will be appreciated;
- anticipating projects related to in silico modeling with metagenomics datasets or with population genetics datasets;
- task-oriented person and a team worker;
- good communication skills in English (written and spoken);
- acceptable for scientific mobility.
Languages ENGLISH Level GoodResearch Field Computer scienceAdditional InformationBenefits
- Co-financing for private medical care;
- Co-financing for a sports card;
- Possibility to join group life insurance;
- Co-financing under the Social Benefits Fund (for holidays and Christmas);
- Work on the territory of a green science campus;
- Free parking space.
Additional commentsHow to applay? Please submit:
- CV including a list of publications.
- Cover letter describing the research interests (2 pages A4 max).
- The contact information (name, position, email, institutional affiliation) of 2 to 4 references that might be contacted.
Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered.The recruitment of this position will follow the regulation of International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U) and will be conducted under the framework of IMPRESS-U.Work Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT The Polish Center for Technology Development Country Poland GeofieldContact CityWrocław WebsiteStreetStabłowicka 147 Postal Code54 – 066STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page
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Location
Wrocław, dolnośląskie
Job date
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:47:08 GMT
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