Researcher

Research position in microbiome bioinformatics

One position is available as Researcher - a 18 months engagement – affiliated at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

Oslo University Hospital is a workplace with great diversity. We believe this is crucial for solving our tasks in the best possible way. We want this diversity to be reflected among the applicants for our positions, and we encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of background, to apply!

Duties and responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled and ambitious co-worker to take on a challenging project focusing on the airway microbiome in viral diseases. The project focuses on the discovery of microbiota profiles and related proteomics/metabolomics. The research group Infectious Immunology led by Professor Marius Trøseid, has over the past decade established a strong clinical microbiome research environment. In the present project, the use of large-scale metagenomics (bacteriome, virome, mycobiome) and proteomics, as well as integrated multi-level bioinformatics will be applied to discover novel microbiota-related biomarkers.

The position will require advanced multi-level bioinformatics and biostatistics.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a relevant PhD
  
• Experience with microbiome research is a prerequisite
  
• Documented experience with relevant bioinformatic and statistical methods (including use of R) is a prerequisite
  
• Documented experience with multi-level bioinformatics is an advantage

Personal Skills

• High working capacity and productivity
  
• Strong motivation
  
• Excellent writing and oral communication in English
  

We can offer

• A multi-national and friendly working environment located at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet.
  
• Pension arrangement and other welfare benefits

For further info about the research environment please see:
Marius Trøseid group (Infectious Immunology - Institute of Clinical Medicine (uio.no)
Research Institute for Internal medicine (https://ous-research.no/riim/)