The research group Microbiome Dynamics (MDB) is seeking a highly skilled software engineer with a keen eye and interest in solving exciting life science problems. Given the high demand for big data analysis applications in the life sciences, our demand for hardware and software solutions towards efficient, high-performance computation increases constantly. In the recent past, we significantly upgraded our computer hardware to match our current demands. On top of that, we reach out to the community whenever possible and encapsulate our services into pipelines and web applications. Both our hardware and software require constant monitoring and maintenance.
To ensure the fulfilment of our goals, we welcome applications from software and IT specialists with the following expertise:
Expertise required:
* University degree in computer science, bioinformatics or a comparable field
* Experience in accessing server units through command-line, as well as developing/maintaining analysis pipelines in containerized environments, is a must
* Proficiency in R and/or Python for pipeline and web application development, as well as big data analysis
* Interest in life science data science, including gene expression and microbiome data analysis, is a plus
* Knowledge in statistical methods in the context of biological systems is a plus
Tasks to be fulfilled:
In collaboration with our team, the tasks to be addressed by the Software Engineer comprise:
* Web app development and maintenance
* Curation of pipelines dedicated to efficient, high-throughput data preprocessing and analysis
* Cluster management / server administration
* Distributed computing / software scaling towards grid engines
* Monitoring / work load surveillance of our HPCs
We offer:
The Software Engineer will be hosted in the research group Microbiome Dynamics (MBD) of Prof. Dr. Gianni Panagiotou of the Leibniz-HKI in an international, dynamic team with access to state-of-the-art computational resources.
Remuneration will be according to the TV-L (Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federal States, unrestricted, full-time) at the salary level E10. Depending on qualifications, adjustments are possible. As an equal opportunity employer, the Leibniz-HKI is committed to increasing the percentage of female scientists and therefore especially encourages them to apply.