Bioinformatician

About the Department

The Department of Biomedicine (DBM) is a joint effort between the University of Basel and the University Hospitals Basel. It unites basic and clinical scientists to advance our understanding of health and disease and to develop pioneering therapies benefiting the lives of patients in areas of unmet need. With more than 70 research groups and 800 employees, the Department of Biomedicine is the largest department at the University.

We are located in the heart of Basel at 6 different locations.

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the leading life sciences institutes in the world. Its fundamental research embraces a wide range of topics such as biochemistry, biophysics, physics of living systems, structural biology, microbiology, infection biology and immunology, cell and developmental biology, neurobiology, genetics as well as computational and systems biology. With over 30 groups, about 150 PhD students and over 500 employees, we are a lively and dynamic international community of researchers who investigate with curiosity biological phenomena ranging from interactions of molecules to growth, development and behavior of organisms.

Our research has spawned many fundamental discoveries in biology and medicine as well as several Nobel Laureates.

The position is initially limited to 3 years and it is available immediately or upon agreement.

• Consultancy in the design of high‑throughput experiments
• Computational analysis of
  -omics experiments, including expression studies (“bulk” and single‑cell RNA‑seq) and gene regulation studies (ChIP‑seq, ATAC‑seq, DNA variants calling), long reads sequencing, proteomics and spatial transcriptomics
• Set up robust and reproducible workflows to standardize analyses
• Integration of multi‑omics datasets
• Teaching and training
• Consultancy in statistics and data visualization
• Help with data interpretation and contribution to manuscript writing

• Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as computational biology, statistics, physics, or mathematics with strong interest in biology
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing genomics or other high‑throughput biological datasets
• Experience with analysis of proteomics or spatial transcriptomics experiments is a plus
• Sound statistical knowledge and fluent programming skills using R/Bioconductor and/or Python are essential
• Excellent teamwork, collaboration and communication skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• A stimulating, challenging and multifaceted research environment
• Good integration into the local and national bioinformatics community (the Bioinformatics Core Facility is part of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)
• Possibilities for continued education and training
• Attractive employment conditions
• Workplace centrally located in Basel
• A good work‑life balance and an equal opportunities environment

For informal inquiries please contact Dr. Robert Ivanek (robert.ivanek ).

Only complete applications submitted via e‑recruiting with these documents: CV with highlighting relevant research experience, a cover letter explicitly detailing the reasons for our interest in the position, and contact details of two referees will be considered.