Postdoctoral Bioinformatician in The Field of

vor 2 Monaten


Berlin, Deutschland Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung Vollzeit

The IZW is looking for its Department of Wildlife Diseases for

**A full-time postdoctoral bioinformatician in the field of evolutionary virology.**

**_ Responsibilities include_**:

- Developing pipelines to work with high-throughput sequencing data with long and short read lengths.
- Implementation, development and refinement of methods for identifying viral sequences of wild animals from high-throughput data.
- Evolutionary analysis of viral sequences, including identification of viral integration sites in host genomes, phylogenetic analysis, selection analysis, putative effects on protein structure.
- Statistical analysis of data, e.g. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage disequilibrium, recombination analysis, linkage analysis.
- Server maintenance and data management.
- Assist staff and students in the Department of Wildlife Diseases with bioinformatics analyses.
- Examples of the type of analysis that will be performed:_

McEwen G, Alquezar-Planas DE, Dayaram A, Gillett A, Tarlinton R, Mongan N, Chappell KJ, Henning J, Tan M, Timms P, Young PR, Roca AL, Greenwood AD (2021): Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion. NAT COMMUN 12, 1315. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21612-7.

Löber U, Hobbs M, Dayaram A, Tsangaras K, Jones K, Alquezar-Planas DE, Ishida Y, Meers J, Mayer J, Quedenau C, Chen W, Johnson RN, Timms P, Young P, Roca AL*, Greenwood AD* (2018) Degradation and remobilization of endogenous retroviruses by recombination during the earliest stages of a germline invasion. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 115(34):8609-8614

**_ Requirements:_**
- A Ph.D. in bioinformatics;
- Experience working with sequence data from pathogens;
- Experience working with repetitive sequences would be a major advantage;
- Experience working with non-model systems;
- Experience in statistical analysis;
- A background in evolutionary biology and theory would be a great advantage;
- Ability to work independently, but also to integrate in a group and with scientists in other departments;
- Ability to speak and write in English.

The position will be filled as soon as possible and is initially limited to 2 years. Working hours are **39 hours per week** (full-time). The remuneration is in accordance with the public collective bargaining law TVöD (Bund).

We are looking for a creative and resilient personality with high motivation and willingness. We welcome people of any gender, origin, sexual orientation and religion; there is equal opportunity. Severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified. The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research is "Total-E-Quality" certified, actively supports the compatibility of work and family and promotes equality.

**How to apply**:
Applications received by **19th July,2023** will be considered in any case. Re-entrants (f/m/d) are welcome



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