Job Opportunity - Postdoctoral Research Fellow CALL FOR A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship Reference GIMM/BIPD/4-2024
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) opens a call for one research fellowship under the project "CENTAUR – Creating and refining whole-genome and core-genome typing schemas for pathogen surveillance" with the funding support from "ISIDORe Joint Research Activities, European Union".
Scientific Area(s): Bioinformatics.
Fellowship recipients / Admission requirements: Any National, foreign and stateless candidate(s). Applicants must hold the following requirements:
Hold a PhD in Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Biology, Health Sciences, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, or related fields, with an emphasis on genomic data analysis, phylogenetic analysis, or population biology;
Doctorate must have been obtained less than 3 years ago (mandatory);
Proficiency in working with the Linux operating system;
Strong scripting skills in bash;
Proficiency in English.
Although not mandatory, the following will be considered an advantage:
International experience of the candidate;
Experience with Python programming;
Experience working with high-throughput sequencing data;
Experience working on bacterial population genomic analysis.
Work Plan and Objectives:
The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team within the Project, aiming to develop and apply high-throughput sequencing data analysis pipelines for bacterial identification, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance, as well as analysis methods and visualization of phylogenetic relationships incorporating other metadata;
Active participation in the development of new analysis methods, specifically improving whole-genome multilocus sequence typing schemes;
High-throughput sequencing data analysis for the characterization of outbreaks and microbial population evolution in both hospital and community settings;
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing results for phylogenetic and population structure analyses of human pathogenic bacteria;
Development of tools that generate analysis reports usable by epidemiologists and other healthcare professionals without advanced bioinformatics knowledge.
Predicted start date, duration and renewal conditions: The fellowship contract is predicted to start November 2024, for a period of 3 (three) months on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable until the maximum stipulated in applicable regulations, not exceeding the eligibility period of the project (expected to end on July 31, 2025).
Work place and Scientific orientation: The research activities will be developed at Molecular Microbiology & Infection Lab of GIMM, under the supervision of Mário Ramirez.
Non-discrimination and equal access policy: GIMM undertakes to ensure compliance with the principles of non-discrimination and equality.
International environment and experience: Diversity is a fundamental aspect of the essence of GIMM, where researchers and non-researchers of different nationalities, backgrounds and areas of study work together.
Fellowship financial conditions: The fellow will benefit from a monthly stipend in the amount of €1801 . The amount will be paid by wire transfer at the end of each month.
Application documents:
Motivation Letter;
Detailed CV;
PhD certificate;
Contacts of 2 references.
The non-compliance with these requirements determines the immediate rejection of the application. Jury evaluation and selection: The applications will be evaluated by a jury consisting of Dr. Mário Ramirez, Dr. Catarina Costa, and Dr. Marcos Pinho.
Selection methods: Curriculum evaluation (50%) and interview (50%).
Deadlines and application process: The call will be open from October 17 until October 30, 2024.
Applications should be submitted to People & Culture Unit, through the email ****** .
Notification of results: Within 90 days after the termination of the applications submission deadline.
Fellowship contracting: The Fellowship is granted through the signature of a contract between GIMM and the selected fellow.
For each Fellowship period an Activity Report must be prepared by the fellow as well as the Report by the supervisor.
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