You will work in the department of translational neuroscience at the UMC Utrecht. You will also function as a member of the Dutch ALS research center and the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center.

You have a PhD in bioinformatics, genomics or neuroscience with at least 1 first author publication. You are ambitious, have strong communication skills and are a good presenter / scientific writer. You enjoy being proactive and taking a leading role in your work. You can envisage providing mentorship to junior researchers / students. You can work both independently and as part of a team when needed. You have experience in advanced bioinformatic analyses of omics datasets, preferably single cell and/or long read RNAseq data.

Demonstrable experience in advanced machine learning and/or high performance computing is an advantage. Prior lab experience in genomics / tissue analyses is an advantage but not required(eg NGS library preparations, tissue sectioning, qPCR, smFISH).

For further details, please contact the project supervisor Dr Kevin Kenna ([email protected])

• A salary between € 3.598 - € 5.669 gross per month (salary scale 10), based on full-time employment (36 hours).
• Year-end bonus of 8.3% and holiday allowance of 8%.
• Pension insurance with ABP. We take care of approximately 70% of the monthly contribution.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Are you coming on foot, by bike or by car? You will then receive a reimbursement of € 0.18 per km (by car up to a max. of 40 km one way).
• Possibilities to develop yourself personally and professionally.
• The option to select additional employment benefits in exchange for gross salary, such as purchasing a bicycle and memberships.