Bioinformatician Position at Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Lausanne University

The Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Keller Lab at University of Lausanne have an
immediate opening for a highly motivated bioinformatician to work on genome sequencing, assembly
and annotation. 

The successful candidate will furthermore maintain web pages, databases and
computational pipelines, and be encouraged to participate in teaching activities of the SIB.

The position is half time in the Vital-IT group of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in Lausanne, and
half time in the group of Prof. L. Keller of the University of Lausanne.

The position is one year renewable, beginning October 2009. Salary from 60 to 80 kCHF/year
(approx. 40 to 53 k€/year), depending on experience and qualifications.


Main responsibilities:
- assemble and annotate genomic sequences from ants using custom scripts and existing
software
- expand the ant genomic database Fourmidable using tools from the GMOD collection
(http://gmod.org/)
- develop assembly and comparative genomics analysis pipelines


Secondary responsibilities:
- participate in other assembly projects
- participate in teaching activities
- write documentation and reports

Requirements:
- Masters or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, biochemistry or equivalent
- experience with Perl, Python, R, Ruby or C/C++
- experience working in a UNIX/Linux environment
- notions of web page design (HTML/JavaScript, PHP/MySQL)
- good English and French speaking and writing skills. German is a plus

Additional preferences:
- knowledge of entomology is a plus
- experience with next generation sequencing or other high-throughput biology is desirable

Should only apply:
- citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Japan, or people with a currently
valid Swiss work permit

Applications will be considered until September 15th, 2009 and should be sent to:
Dr. Ioannis Xenarios
Director Swiss-Prot/Vital-IT group
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Quartier Sorge - Batiment Genopode
CH-1015 Lausanne
Tel: +41-21 692 40 31 Fax: +41-21 692 40 65
Email: Ioannis.Xenarios@isb-sib.ch
Web: http://www.vital-it.ch

The application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae including research interests and plans, as
well as the names and email addresses of at least three referees.

For more information, please consult 
http://www.isb-sib.ch
http://www.vital-it.ch
http://www.unil.ch/dee/page6763.html
http://fourmidable.unil.ch