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Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences create a unique environment for multidisciplinary, inspirational and high-impact research and education. Our university community has its competitive edges in technology, health and society.

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The Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET)

is dedicated to pursuing world-class research and delivering high-quality education in the fields of biomedical engineering, biotechnology, medicine and health technology. We conduct internationally acclaimed basic and applied research.

The Clinical Chemistry lab, at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET) in Tampere University is seeking a

Research Assistant

to conduct bioinformatic and statistical analyses of genetics, omics and clinical data related to obesity. The project will be part of the ongoing EU project

BETTER4U

, which aims to advance the understanding of metabolic health and improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of obesity and related health conditions. During the course of the project, the student will have a wide range of opportunities to participate in international projects, contributing in bioinformatics/statistical analysis, to build expertise in the field of biomedical informatics.

Job description

Your task will be to implement bioinformatics/statistical methods for analysis of multi-omics and clinical data in a large cohort, in integrative manner, aimed at identifying novel molecular signatures of obesity and related diseases. You will be working in supportive and flexible work environment under the supervision of post-doctoral researchers with extensive expertise in Biomedical informatics.

Requirements:

Master s degree in bioinformatics or closely related field.
Methodological and theoretical skills in statistics and proficiency R programming
Strong experience or interest in big data, preferable, omics data analysis.
Fluency in English

Tampere University is a unique, multidisciplinary, and boldly forward-looking community. Our values are openness, diversity, responsibility, courage, critical thinking, and learner-centeredness. We hope that you can embrace these values and promote them in your work.

We offer

The position will be filled as soon as possible. The position is a fixed-term period of 12 months initially with possible extension. A trial period of 4 months applies to all our new employees. The salary will be based on both the job demands and the employee's personal performance in accordance with

the University Salary System

. We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care services, flexible working hours and versatile research infrastructure.

How to apply

Please email pashupati.mishra (at) tuni.fi with following attachments:

CV
Motivational letter that briefly outlines motivation to apply, background and skills related to positions, tentative research questions/ideas, and any other miscellaneous remarks that the candidate wishes to make.
PDF copy of your Master s degree certificate, including transcripts in original language. If original language is other than Finnish, Swedish or English, please provide an official translation in one of those languages.
Contact information of one or two referee(s).

For more information

Should you have any questions about the project or the working environment, don t hesitate to contact directly:

Pashupati Mishra, pashupati.mishra (at) tuni.fi