Bioinformatician (m/f/d) – Core Unit for Bioinformatics Data Analysis (CUBA)

The University Hospital Bonn (UKB) is a maximum care hospital with more than 1,300 beds. Our more than 9,000 employees take on tasks in research, teaching and patient care as well as in public health at the highest level. In the science ranking (LOMV) and in the economic result, the UKB is number 1 of the university hospitals in NRW and in 2021 had the third highest case mix index of the university hospitals in Germany.

The Core Unit for Bioinformatics Data Analysis (CUBA) , University Hospital of Bonn, Germany, is inviting applications for a:

Bioinformatician (m/f/d)

The position is full time (38,5 hours/week) and for a period of two years with the possibility of extension. The position can be filled at the earliest possible date.

The Core Unit for Bioinformatics at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn provides quantitative and computational analyses, training and consultation. Its main task is to support research groups at the Bonn site. CUBA benefits from a shared computing infrastructure and exchange of expertise due to its embedding and collaboration with the Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE) and the Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics (IGSB).

• Analysis and processing of high-volume omics data (bulk, single cell, spatial) such as next generation sequencing (NGS) and MS proteomics data
• Design, develop and maintain workflows and tools for reproducible analysis and QC
• Reporting of results and documentation
• Contribution to teaching activities, e.g. training courses in R programming or bioinformatics analyses
• Consultancy and communication with project partners like biomedical researchers

• Master's or PhD degree in bioinformatics, computer science or any related field
• Excellent programming skills, e.g. R and Bioconductor, Python
• Experience in HPC environments (Slurm), Linux command line and containers
• Knowledge of bioinformatics pipelines such as Nextflow (nf-core) and Snakemake
• A team-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for joint problem-solving on-site
• Knowledge of molecular biology is considered a bonus
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in English is highly valued, knowledge of German considered a plus