Scientific programmer supporting COVID-19 WikiPathways project
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Maastricht University is looking for a scientific programmer to join our COVID-19 project focused on improving our pathway curation tools and developing automated analysis workflows.
Academic fields
Natural sciences; Health
Job types
Research, development, innovation; IT
Education level
University graduate
Weekly hours
38 hours per week
Salary indication
€2656—€4012 per month
We are looking for a scientific programmer interested in joining the fight against COVID-19 and supporting us within the project “WikiPathways as a platform for COVID-19 pathway models” recently granted by the Dutch ZonMw funds. We focus on identifying underlying mechanisms explaining the differences in host immune response, disease severity and detection of mechanisms for targeted (drug) treatment”.
Within this project your main tasks are:
Function requirements
Fixed-term contract: 2 years.
The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.
The position is temporary for the duration of 24 months, staring as soon as possible. Depending on experience and qualification, the gross monthly salary is scale 8 or 9 (max. € 4.012,-), based on a full-time appointment.
The Department of Bioinformatics (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/bioinformatics) has a dedicated, young, interdisciplinary team working in close collaboration with other scientists and institutions. Founded by Prof. dr. Chris Evelo in 2001, the research group is part of the NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Maastricht University.
The department is involved in (inter)national initiatives to analyze, collect, share and integrate biological data. It uses a range of new methods and tools. These include:
You can send your application by email to: hrm-rw-vacatures@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Please mention also the vacancy number/Job number (AT2020.248) and/or the project name in your application.
Maastricht University is committed to nurturing an inclusive culture and a welcoming atmosphere. This inclusiveness strategy has resulted in a very diverse representation of nationalities and cultures. We strongly believe that diversity (including, but not limited to nationality, age and gender) of the staff and student population will increase the quality of UM education & research. Fostering diversity and inclusivity creates an academic community where individual talents thrive, and values and differences are cherished. We strongly encourage you to apply if you are qualified for this position.
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