Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) is the largest hospital in the state capital and one of the most important medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia. The 9,300 employees at UKD and its subsidiaries are committed to treating over 45,000 inpatients and 270,000 outpatients every year. The UKD stands for international excellence in patient care, research and teaching, as well as for innovative and safe diagnostics, therapy and prevention. Patients benefit from the intensive interdisciplinary cooperation between the 60 clinics and institutes. The particular strength of the University Hospital is the close integration of clinical and research work for the safe application of new methods. Tomorrow's medicine is being created at the UKD. Every day.
A central aspect of the CARDDIAB research network is the investigation of metabolic dysfunctions and their relationship with cardiovascular diseases. To investigate cardiometabolic interactions between the organs, high-throughput data are collected from dedicated cohorts. The aim is to gain insights into previously poorly understood cardiometabolic aspects, particularly in the development of diabetes.
The research group “Algorithms of Cardiometabolic Fluxomics” in the Department for Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Medical Faculty develops computational methods for the analysis of multimodal data (genome, transcriptome, epigenome, proteome, metabolome) and is looking for a highly motivated and talented
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x) in Bioinformatics
full-time (100% TV-L E13)
Employment will start as soon as possible and last for 21 months with possible extension.
Job description:
- Carry out cutting edge research in bioinformatics and medical data science
- Develop bioinformatics tools for the analysis of Capture Hi-C sequencing data in a longitudinal study
- Analyze single-cell sequencing data for the reconstruction of cell lineages
- Contribute to a collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiative at the intersection of bioinformatics and medical research.
Requirements:
- Doctoral degree/Ph.D. in bioinformatics/computational biology, or related areas
- Experience with RNA-seq / HI-C / ChIP-Seq data analysis
- Programming skills with Python or R
- Good track record of scientific publications
- Good communication skills (English)
- Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration
- Independent, responsible and committed work attitude
Desirable qualifications:
- Successful interdisciplinary research collaborations
- Organizational and coordination skills
- First experiences in raising third-party funds
- Experience in supervising student projects and Bachelor/Master theses
- International research experience / working experience abroad
Our offer:
- The position is based on the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (WissZeitVG according to § 2 p. 2), initially for a fixed term of 21 months until the end of the project with the possibility of extension
- Remuneration according to TV-L E13
- Space for personal responsibility, creativity and personal development
- Flexible and family-friendly working time models
- Childcare options in a UKD day-care center and offers for those returning from parental leave
- 38,5 (100%) working hours per week
- Inexpensive catering options on the UKD site
- Company pension scheme (VBL supplementary pension in the public sector)
For questions please contact Jun.-Prof. Dr. Daniel Dörr (email).
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is aiming to increase the proportion of women. Applications from women will therefore be given preference if they have the same suitability, ability and professional performance, unless reasons related to the person of a competitor prevail. Heinrich Heine University is committed to the principle of excellence through diversity. We signed the “Diversity Charter” and successfully participated in the Stifterverband´s “Shaping Diversity” audit. It is certified as a family friendly university and has set itself the goal of promoting the diversity of its employees. The application of suitable severely disabled and equivalent disabled people according to SGB IX is desired. The work area is generally suitable for part-time staff.
By sending the application documents, the applicant agrees that these become the property of the University Hospital Düsseldorf and will not be returned for reasons of cost.
Applications should be submitted within two weeks of release of this offer preferably by email to:
email or Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf D 01.2.1 - reference number: 559E/24 Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf