At the Institutes of Medical Statistics, Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics of the University Medical Center Göttingen we are seeking Postdocs and PhD students in the areas of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics or Medical Informatics ( fixed-term contract, full-time positions and part-time positions | salary according to TV-L).
The University Medical Center Göttingen is a tertiary care center and offers great development potential. Its 7400 employees work in over 65 departments and facilities to provide top-quality patient care, excellent research and modern teaching. Göttingen, “City of Science”, lies near the center of Germany and is home to northern Germany’s only University of Excellence, which is embedded in the city’s attractive network ofscientific research facilities. Within the Center of Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology several institutes are working together in the research and application of statistical and informatics methodology to analyze and interpret biomedical data.
Open positions:
Within a BMBF funded research consortium we have several openings for positions (PhD students and Postdocs) for the development of methods and infrastructure with applications in personalized medicine. We are developing tools, methods and infrastructure applications to integrate and interpret different types of Omics data and are applying these in the context of oncological research and medical application. The project is closely interacting with the company geneXplain (http://www.genexplain.com). The ideal candidate should have a background in computer science, bioinformatics or applied statistics and ideally also have initial experience with applications on high-dimensional data (Microarray or Next-Generation Sequencing) in medicine or biology. Previous experience with the statistical computing environment of R/Bioconductor would be beneficial. Good knowledge in Linux and with scripting languages are required.
Women are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities and equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment.
Please send your application only by email in PDF-format.
Contact:
University Medical Center Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Tim Beißbarth
Department of Medical Statistics
37099 Göttingen
Phone: 0551/39-4990
Fax: 0551/39-4995
Mail: sekretariat.ams@med.uni-goettingen.de
