[SocBiN] Full time bioinformatician position in Stockholm with a focus on web-development

[Arne Elofsson]

 Bioinformatician with a focus on web-development

Bioinformatician with a focus on web-development at the Department of
Biochemistry and Biophysics with placement at the Science for Life
Laboratory. Reference number SU FV-3647-13. Deadline for applications:
January 15, 2014.

The Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) <http://www.scilifelab.se/> is
a collaboration between four universities in Stockholm and Uppsala:
Stockholm University, the Karolinska Institute, the Royal Institute of
Technology, and Uppsala University. The SciLifeLab is a national centre for
large-scale biosciences with a focus on health and environmental research.
The centre combines advanced technical know-how and state-of-the-art
equipment with a broad knowledge in translational medicine and molecular
biosciences.

BILS (Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Life Sciences; http://bils.se/) is
a distributed national infrastructure focused on research infrastructure in
bioinformatics. BILS is supported by the Swedish National Research
foundation. The aim of BILS is to provide bioinformatics support for users
within life science.

BILS is now recruiting a bioinformatics scientist to create and maintain
stable, secure and user-friendly web-interfaces for methods developed by
Swedish researchers.

*Tasks*

   - Create and maintain user-friendly web frontends for the methods
   developed in Sweden related to protein structure prediction.
   - Create user-friendly web frontends with multiple accessible methods,
   including standard web-interfaces and computer based (REST) methods.
   - Improve existing source code to make it more robust, secure and easily
   accessible.
   - Simplify integration of different distributed resources.


*Desired qualifications*
The application should have a PhD in bioinformatics or a related subject.
The applicant should have good knowledge in protein structure prediction or
related areas. The applicant should be a skilled programmer. The applicant
should be able to communicate with other developers as well as with end
users.

Applicants with skills from one or several of these areas are given
priorities:

   - web development in HTML5, SOAP, and/or Ajax,
   - experience in programming languages, including Python, C, C++,
   - Linux system administration and
   - experience of distributed computing environments.

The applicant should be able to work independently and to take his/her own
initiatives. The applicant should also be service minded and be able to
express him/her-self in English both orally and in written text.

*Terms of employment*
The position is full-time and is valid until further notice with a
probationary period of six months. Starting date as soon as possible.

The administration of the position and its placement will be handled at the
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics <http://www.dbb.su.se/>,
Stockholm University.

Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and
gives equal opportunities for all.
For application see:
*http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/technical-and-administrative-personnel/bioinformatician-with-a-focus-on-web-development-1.157362
<http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/technical-and-administrative-personnel/bioinformatician-with-a-focus-on-web-development-1.157362>*


Yours

Arne

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  Arne Elofsson                Science for Life Laboratory
  Tel:+46-(0)852481531     Stockholm University
  http://bioinfo.se/             Box 1031,
  Email: arne at bioinfo.se   17121 Solna, Sweden
  Twitter:   https://twitter.com/arneelof
  Scholar: http://scholar.google.se/citations?user=s3OCM3AAAAAJ
  ORCID: 0000-0002-7115-9751
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