Bioinformatician

The Systems Biology of Host-Microbiome Interactions group is looking to recruit a bioinformatician to participate in the analysis of data generated in the context of various projects in the lab. More specifically, the selected candidate will work within two funded projects in the lab (ERC-2023-StG REGUBIOME and PID2022-139948NA-I00) contributing to the following tasks:

• Participation in the development of computational pipelines and statistical methods for the analyses of metatranscriptomics data in samples with low microbial biomass
• Participation in the development of computational pipelines for the analyses of large-scale bacterial transcriptomics experiments
• Meta-analysis of public datasets of RNA-seq, metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
• Data analysis of different types: bacterial transcriptomics, 16S, metagenomics or metatranscriptomics of different sample types

Beyond these tasks, the selected candidate will participate in the preparation of scientific manuscripts and will be responsible for the data management of different projects.

The bioinformatician will be hosted at the Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF) in Valencia, Spain, a leading biomedical institute developing competitive and internationally relevant research in the fields of metabolic disorders, cancer and neuronal pathologies. The research centre, located in Valencia, occupies an area of 32,000m2 and it is equipped with the most advanced infraestructures, facilities and technological equipment.

Responsibilities and qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with a university degree (Master’s level) in bioinformatics, biostatistics or related area. Higher academic degrees (PhD) will be considered. The selected candidate must have:

• A broad knowledge of R
• Experience working in high performance computing environments and in the use of workload managers/job schedulers
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • biostatistics
  • (bacterial) transcriptomics data analysis
  • scRNA-seq data analysis
  • metagenomics or metatranscriptomics data analysis
• Additional merits will be considered, such as the knowledge of other programming languages and communication skills

Contract duration and benefits

We offer a full-time contract linked to two different projects within our group. The estimated duration is until 30/04/2027 wih possibility of renewal.

The salary is consistent with our pay scales, as stipulated in the Convenio de Sanidad Privada de la Provincia de Valencia.

Target start date is May/June 2025.

The CIPF promotes equal treatment and opportunities between women and men, which should be considered a fundamental aspect of the CIPF’s labor relations and human resources management.

The CIPF is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.

The CIPF is committed to complying with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (EU Charter & Code) by developing its human resources strategy for researchers (HRS4R) and through its open, transparent, and merit-based recruitment policy (OTM-R).

How to apply:

Interested candidates shall send their CV, cover letter and recommendation letters through the job portal on the CIPF website. Informal inquiries can be sent to vllorens (at) cipf (dot) es.