Job announcement
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig

application deadline: not specified
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A research assistant position is available for a programmer/bioinformatician in the Department of Evolutionary Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. Tentative starting date is October 2010.

The main focus of our lab is to shed light on the role that natural selection has played in the evolution of humans and other primates, and to understand the phenotypic consequences of selected genetic variants. We work towards the identification and characterization of genes evolving under natural selection, through both genome-wide analyses and detailed evolutionary and experimental approaches. The programmer will have a fundamental role in the lab, with responsibilities that include the design and development of analytical tools, data management, and data analysis. S/he will work with genome-wide and targeted diversity data, and may contribute to diverse ongoing projects in the lab and the department (http://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/files/population_genomics.html).

We are seeking a creative and highly motivated individual with a strong computational background and a prime interest in evolutionary genomics. Candidates should have good programming skills and background in bioinformatics, computer science, statistics, biology, or related disciplines. Previous research experience is a plus, as is experience with large-scale population-based genomic data, next-gen sequencing technologies, or evolutionary analysis.

The Department of Evolutionary Genetics is a lively, stimulating, and highly collaborative place at the front of primate evolutionary genomics (http://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics). The Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a multidisciplinary and very international center, and is English speaking. It is located in Leipzig, a nice city of 500,000 habitants that is the capital and major cultural center of German Saxony. Leipzig is at driving distance from Berlin (2 hours) and Prague (3 hours).

To apply send, in PDF format, a cover letter, your CV and transcripts, and the contact information of at least 2 potential referees to Aida Andrés at andresa@mail.nih.gov . Informal inquiries can be sent to the same address.

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Aida Andrés, PhD
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
50 South Dr., MSC8002
Building 50, Room 5527
Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: 301 594 9207
Fax: 301 496 0474
E-mail: andresa@mail.nih.gov
http://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/files/population_genomics.html