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Postdoc Bioinformatics, Biology, Data Science - Antibiotics (m/f/d)

Recruiter
Hans-Kn??ll-Institut
Location
Germany
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
26 Oct 2020

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Employer Sector
Technology, ICT & Telecoms
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Travel
None
Job Type
Analytics, Data Science
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Kn??ll Institute - (Leibniz-HKI, ) investigates the pathobiology of human-pathogenic fungi and identifies targets for the development of novel natural product-based antibiotics.

The Department Paleobiotechnology invites talented and highly gifted candidates to apply as a
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/div/m)
Microbial Bioinformatics & Data Science for two years initially. Since new antibiotics are urgently needed to combat life-threatening infectious diseases, novel approaches for their identification are necessary. We are interested in identifying biosynthetic and resistance genes in ancient DNA and metagenomes to access otherwise hidden antibiotics or other bioactive natural products and to study their evolution. Our approach is highly interdisciplinary (bioinformatics, molecular biology, archeology, chemistry, evolutionary biology, etc.) and collaborative (our main collaborators are biomolecular archeologists at Harvard University and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History). We would like to welcome a bioinformatician in our department, who wants to explore this novel source of antibiotics.
A PhD degree (or equivalent) in bioinformatics, biology, chemistry, or life sciences (e.g. chemical biology, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, microbiology, etc.). Candidates about to obtain their degree are welcome to apply.
A strong background in bioinformatics with particular experience using and implementing softwares in linux environments, command line tools (to manage and design workflows), reproducible data analysis skills using R software, (meta)genome assembly.
Very good communication skills in English are required due to an international research team.
The successful candidate will be hosted in the Department Paleobiotechnology. The Leibniz-HKI is embedded in the outstanding scientific environment of the Beutenberg Campus providing state-of-the-art research facilities and a highly integrative network of life science groups. We offer a multifaceted scientific project with excellent technical facilities, a place in a young, committed team, as well as strong scientific collaborations.

Salary is paid according to German TV-L (salary agreement for public service employees). As an equal opportunity employer the Leibniz-HKI is committed to increasing the percentage of female scientists and therefore especially encourages them to apply.

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