Postdoc position (m/f/d)

The Functional Microbiome Research Group at the Institute of Medical Microbiology offers

in the context of the project NFDI4Microbiota (https://nfdi4microbiota.de/) financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It´s a fulltime position (38,5 h/week). The position is project-specific and offered for 3 years with possibility for an extension of additional 2 years. We are a very dynamic and interdisciplinary environment with state-of-the-art laboratory and equipment at the frontier between clinical and fundamental research. Please visit our institute website for more detailed information www.clavel.ukaachen.de.

The project

NFDI4Microbiota is a consortium that aims to support researchers in microbiology (including bacteriology, virology, protistology, mycology and parasitology) to translate research data easily into a deep understanding of microbial species and their interactions. The mission of the consortium is to be the central hub in Germany for supporting the microbiology community with access to data, analysis services, data/metadata standards and training.

Job description

You will work within the Functional Microbiome Research group at the Institute of Medical Microbiology. Our team has a long-lasting experience in generating and analyzing (meta)genomic data. The lab also runs a robotized, high-throughput anaerobic cultivation platform that generates personalized collections of hundreds of gut microbes, including high amounts of genomes and metadata. Your task is to contribute in establishing high-quality standards for data analysis and management in collaboration with the NFDI4Microbiota consortium. The automated platform aforementioned will serve as a Use Case to implement measures pertaining to infrastructural and analysis workflow for optimizing data processing and curation. You will also build an important bridge to the IT Center at the RWTH to work on all aspects of the work dealing with data management.

Your profile

You hold a PhD degree in Science. Only candidates with education and/or experience in the following fields will be considered: informatics, bioinformatics, computer & data science, databases, programming, process engineering & automation. You must have a strong interest in working in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. You are pro-active (i.e. inclined to make decision on your own whilst seeking all possible sources of information) and like problem-solving tasks. Very good command of the English language (oral and written) is expected. Proficiency in German will be a plus.

Why should you choose us?

• We offer 300 professions under one roof - more variety is not possible
• We offer performance-based remuneration in accordance with the provisions of TV-L (EG13), including attractive public service benefits
• In addition to a wide range of further education and training opportunities, we offer you a wide range of health promotion options as well as the extensive university sports program
• Monthly employee discounts through our corporate benefits program to save on private shopping
• Flexible working hours so that you can better combine work and private life, because your work-life balance is important to us
• Attractive conditions for local public transport or discounted employee parking so that you have a relaxed commute
• A company kindergarden so that your children are always close by

This advertisement is adressed to all genders. The RWTH Aachen University Hospital promotes equal opportunities and diversity. Applications from women are expressly encouraged and will be given priority in accordance with the LGG. Employment below the weekly working hours specified above is generally possible. Severely disabled people will be given priority if they are equally qualified.

Please include a motivation letter, curriculum vitae, copies of academic degrees and transcripts of marks, contact information of at least two referees, and list of publications (if relevant) with electronic link for online visualization or downloading (do not include your publications in the pdf file).

You should only use our digital application portal at www.karriere.ukaachen.de for your application. There you have the option of securing your documents in the electronic application folder to prevent unauthorized access. Applications that reach us by email to: bewerbung@ukaachen.de (this transmission path is generally not sufficiently protected) will be transferred to the application portal. The documents sent will be disposed of immediately after being transferred to the portal in accordance with data protection regulations. After the prescribed retention period has expired, the data in the portal will also be deleted. Please note that we can only consider your application if you agree to transfer your data to the application portal.

The application period for the advertised positionGB-P-31190 ends on 03.11.2021.

University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Institute of Medical Microbiology -Functional Microbiome Research Group-, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Clavel, Pauwelstraße 30, 52074 Aachen.

For further information, please contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Clavel, E-Mail: tclavel@ukaachen.de gerne zur Verfügung.