Description
A postdoc position is available at the Cellular Network Biology group at The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR – ). The Center was established in 2007 at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, to promote basic and applied discovery research on human proteins of medical relevance. It comprises a wide range of expertise and resources including proteomics, protein production, bioinformatics and general characterization of disease mechanisms. The Disease Systems Biology program consists of three research groups covering many systems level aspects of biology and medicine, including the integration of molecular-level data and healthcare data, including biomedical texts.Start date: January 2023. Responsibilities and tasksThe Cellular Network Biology group () is led by Lars Juhl Jensen, a leading expert on literature mining and network-based biomedical data integration. One of the resources developed and maintained in the group is TISSUES, a database collecting and integrating information about which transcripts/proteins are expressed in which tissues or cell types, in human and three model species. The most important and reliable data source in TISSUES is large scale transcriptomics or proteomics datasets. We want to further expand the database with more recent omics data, including single cell RNA-Seq, to include data for a wider range of organisms, and possibly also to extend the scope to ncRNAs. You will find, analyze and integrate relevant omics datasets, and will develop an improved method for assigning confidence scores for a transcript/protein being present in a specific cell or tissue. You will also work on implementing a method for identifying ranked lists of cell/tissue specific genes. QualificationsCandidates for the postdoctoral position must hold a PhD degree in bioinformatics (or equivalent) within a relevant discipline, must have good programming skills as well as experience in analyzing high-throughput transcriptomic data. The successful candidates will have: Strong programming skills in R/python Experience with analyzing high-throughput transcriptomics data (ideally both bulk and single cell RNA-Seq) It will be an advantage to also have experience in the following areas: Text mining Biomedical ontologies Proteomics The group is highly multidisciplinary and international. Members are expected to collaborate both within the group, within the center, nationally, and internationally; strong networking and team player skills are therefore valued. Place of employment and workThe employment is at CPR (), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, located in central Copenhagen. The research environment at CPR is ambitious and international, with approx. 30 different nationalities currently represented. The Center comprises modern laboratories, supercomputer resources and state-of-the-art facilities within protein science. Seminars with high-profile international speakers and regular internal research seminars are organized at the Center. The selected candidate should expect some travel activity. For more information on working and living in Denmark visit (International staff mobility) and . Terms of employmentThe average weekly working hours are 30 hours per week. The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of 2 years. The starting date is January 2023. Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts around 35,700 DKK / approx. 4,800 € (October 2022-level) plus 17.1 % in pension contribution. Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) have agreed on a protocol that makes it possible for all international researchers employed by the University to achieve a pension exemption, where the pension will be paid as salary. For more information about the different pension schemes: . Foreign and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years. The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2020. QuestionsFor further information please contact Professor Lars Juhl Jensen (). Foreign applicants may find this link useful: (International Staff Mobility). Application procedureYour online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format: Motivated letter of application (max. one page). CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do. List of publications. Deadline for application: 21 November 2022, 23.59pm CET. We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements. The further processAfter the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointments Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an expert assessment committee. Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the committee and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at . For further information about the position or the process, please contact CPR: . The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. CPR and the University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
