The Chair of Computational Phenomics at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology is looking for a

**research associate (m,f,x) for 3 years, 29,8725 hours per week, TVL E13**:
**extent**:

- part-time**duration**:

- temporary**beginning**:

- as soon as possible- 06.05.2024**Your tasks**:

- Evaluation of extensive sequencing data sets (WGBS, RRBS, ATAC, RNA-seq)
- Phylogenetic comparisons between long-lived and short-lived species
- Adaptation and/or development of new bioinformatics methods
- Interpretation and publication of bioinformatic analyses

**Your profile**:

- Master’s degree in bioinformatics / computational biology or a related field, e.g., life sciences, informatics or mathematics
- Programming skills and ideally Linux command line experience
- High level of motivation, creativity, self-responsibility and self-organization
- English communication skills

**Our offerings**:

- Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
- a friendly and collegial environment
- Extensive training and further education opportunities
- A varied sports programme with over 80 types of sport and the university's own fitness studio
- a workplace in a green environment with direct access to the botanical garden of the Ruhr University Bochum

**Additional information**:
If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.

German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZfA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF).

Prof. Dr. Arne Sahm, Phone: +49234 32 27936

Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.