The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures is establishing an integrated suite of scientific databases of fundamental importance for the life sciences. The databases include BRENDA, SILVA, BacDive, LPSN and TYGS, which are being developed in a highly coordinated manner. The resulting data platform, DSMZ Digital Diversity, will provide an integrated resource and allow the linking and comprehensive analysis of different types of scientific data from all areas of life sciences. Among the databases involved, TYGS is a state-of-the-art platform for prokaryotic genome-based taxonomy.
Duties of the position
The appointee will be expected to benchmark and identify state-of-the-art phylogenomics tools for integration into TYGS; optimize the performance of TYGS database and pipelines and add functionality; extend the TYGS web interface to add new features, improve usability, and connect to other DSMZ Digital Diversity databases; respond to user queries within the TYGS helpdesk; provide feedback to nomenclature experts in the LPSN team; present results in workshops and liaise with user communities and publish results.
Required selection criteria
Applicants should possess a PhD, Masters or Diploma in Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Biology, Computer Science, or equivalent; significant programming experience in compiled languages, scripting languages and relational databases; strong experience in high-throughput or high-performance computing and in computational analysis of genome sequences; strong understanding of software architecture and version control and fluency in English. Programming experience in Java, Ruby, R, PostgreSQL or Bash; experience in phylogenetics, taxonomy or microbiology; proven ability to write scientific publications and German language skills are a plus.
Benefits
The selected candidate will be offered an interdisciplinary working environment with frequent sharing of experience; direct involvement in building a research data infrastructure; motivated colleagues and a pleasant working atmosphere in a scientific environment; development and support of scientific web services at the DSMZ; plenty of room for creativity and challenging topics; participation in the selection of personal hardware; opportunities for further education and training and a certified employer according to audit berufundfamilie®, therefore flexible possibilities to combine work and family life.
Organisation/Company – Academic Europe
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Country – Germany
Application Deadline – 14 June 2024
More information: EURAXESS
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