Postdoc in database development and data science within Pharmacogenomics We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious software/database developer, bioinformatician, and data scientist for a 2-year position commencing 15 February 2022 or after agreement. Our research The Gloriam group (www.gloriamgroup.org) identifies mechanisms, structures, and ligands of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) – the main mediators of human signalling and drug responses. The group also heads the GPCR field’s main database and web server, GPCRdb (http://www.GPCRdb.org) serving 5,000 researchers every month. Recently, a subgroup managed by Dr. Alexander S. Hauser has expanded to investigate the impact of genetic variations on drug response combining genetic, pharmacological, and epidemiological data. Currently, the Gloriam group consists of 10 members with a very international profile. The group provides a strong and ambitious research environment and has recently published in e.g., Nature, Cell, Nature Reviews in Drug Discovery, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nucleic Acids Research. Your job Your job will be to select, extract, and integrate pharmacogenomic data and to create a new online open access research resource for reference research data, data visualisation, analysis, and data-driven tools to design new hypotheses and experiments. This will be achieved in tight collaboration with a strong local team of fellow developers and interdisciplinary scientists, as well as experts and users from the international research community. The position is part of an ambitious project funded by the Lundbeck Foundation entitled "Advancing personalised medicine for psychiatric diseases through integrative GPCR pharmacogenomics". The overall objective of the project is to provide a basis for genetics-based personalised drug prescriptions for some of the most frequently used CNS drugs acting on GPCRs, and to create a public research platform to characterise GPCR genetic variants. The project runs in close collaboration with the Molecular Pharmacology group led by Professor Hans Bräuner-Osborne and the iPSYCH consortium (https://ipsych.dk/en/). You will create an online hub for a consolidated global “open science” effort to make a knowledge base for Pharmacogenomics, enabling integration and analysis of data from genetics, structure biology, molecular pharmacology, and epidemiology. Career development within research and education is part of the position. The candidate is expected to take part in teaching at the department (10% of the time), which will support the development of a relevant teaching portfolio. Profile We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious bioinformatician, data scientist, or software/database developer proficient with biologically driven questions and experienced in web programming. Essential experience and skills: A PhD relevant to bioinformatics, data science, programming or software/database development Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python Experience in (big) dataset analysis and parsing Demonstrated ability to learn new methods and (biological) subjects Basic understanding of protein biology and pharmacological data Demonstrated strong career progression and high ambition Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams Excellent English skills written and spoken Desirable experience and skills: Experience project management (own and others) Experience with working with biobanks such as the UKBiobank Web-programming (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and web frameworks (Flask/Django) Experience with software and/or database design Code versioning with Github Knowledge of pharmacogenomics Strong publication list Place of employment The place of employment is at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen (www.drug.ku.dk). We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and computational facilities. Terms of employment The employment as Postdoc is a full time and fixed-term position for 2 years. Starting date is 15 February 2022 or after agreement. Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Currently, the monthly salary starts at 35,003 DKK/ approx. 4,705 Euro (October 2021-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund. Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark in the last 10 years. The position is covered by the “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities” of January 2020. Questions For specific information about the position, please contact Dr. Alexander S. Hauser (alexander.hauser@sund.ku.dk) or Professor David Gloriam (david.gloriam@sund.ku.dk). For more information on working and living in Denmark: https://ism.ku.dk/. Application procedure Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format: 1. Letter of motivation for application (cover letter) 2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position. 3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do. 4. List of publications, including a separate section or marking of up to 5 most important selected articles. Application deadline: 3 December 2021 23.59pm CET. We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements. The further process After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/. The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. APPLY NOW Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career. Contact David E. Gloriam E-mail: david.gloriam@sund.ku.dk Contact Alexander Sebastian Hauser E-mail: alexander.hauser@sund.ku.dk Info Application deadline: 03-12-2021 Employment start: 15-02-2022 Working hours: Full time Department/Location: Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

Postdoc in database development and data science within Pharmacogenomics

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious software/database developer, bioinformatician, and data scientist for a 2-year position commencing 15 February 2022 or after agreement.

Our research

The Gloriam group (www.gloriamgroup.org) identifies mechanisms, structures, and ligands of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) – the main mediators of human signalling and drug responses. The group also heads the GPCR field’s main database and web server, GPCRdb (http://www.GPCRdb.org) serving 5,000 researchers every month. Recently, a subgroup managed by Dr. Alexander S. Hauser has expanded to investigate the impact of genetic variations on drug response combining genetic, pharmacological, and epidemiological data. Currently, the Gloriam group consists of 10 members with a very international profile. The group provides a strong and ambitious research environment and has recently published in e.g., Nature, Cell, Nature Reviews in Drug Discovery, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nucleic Acids Research.

Your job

Your job will be to select, extract, and integrate pharmacogenomic data and to create a new online open access research resource for reference research data, data visualisation, analysis, and data-driven tools to design new hypotheses and experiments. This will be achieved in tight collaboration with a strong local team of fellow developers and interdisciplinary scientists, as well as experts and users from the international research community.

The position is part of an ambitious project funded by the Lundbeck Foundation entitled "Advancing personalised medicine for psychiatric diseases through integrative GPCR pharmacogenomics". The overall objective of the project is to provide a basis for genetics-based personalised drug prescriptions for some of the most frequently used CNS drugs acting on GPCRs, and to create a public research platform to characterise GPCR genetic variants. The project runs in close collaboration with the Molecular Pharmacology group led by Professor Hans Bräuner-Osborne and the iPSYCH consortium (https://ipsych.dk/en/). You will create an online hub for a consolidated global “open science” effort to make a knowledge base for Pharmacogenomics, enabling integration and analysis of data from genetics, structure biology, molecular pharmacology, and epidemiology.

Career development within research and education is part of the position. The candidate is expected to take part in teaching at the department (10% of the time), which will support the development of a relevant teaching portfolio.

Profile

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious bioinformatician, data scientist, or software/database developer proficient with biologically driven questions and experienced in web programming.

Essential experience and skills:

A PhD relevant to bioinformatics, data science, programming or software/database development
Excellent programming skills, preferably in Python
Experience in (big) dataset analysis and parsing
Demonstrated ability to learn new methods and (biological) subjects
Basic understanding of protein biology and pharmacological data
Demonstrated strong career progression and high ambition
Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
Excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

Experience project management (own and others)
Experience with working with biobanks such as the UKBiobank
Web-programming (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and web frameworks (Flask/Django)
Experience with software and/or database design
Code versioning with Github
Knowledge of pharmacogenomics
Strong publication list

Place of employment

The place of employment is at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen (www.drug.ku.dk). We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and computational facilities.

Terms of employment

The employment as Postdoc is a full time and fixed-term position for 2 years. Starting date is 15 February 2022 or after agreement.

Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Currently, the monthly salary starts at 35,003 DKK/ approx. 4,705 Euro (October 2021-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark in the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities” of January 2020.

Questions

For specific information about the position, please contact Dr. Alexander S. Hauser (alexander.hauser@sund.ku.dk) or Professor David Gloriam (david.gloriam@sund.ku.dk).

For more information on working and living in Denmark: https://ism.ku.dk/.

Application procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

1. Letter of motivation for application (cover letter)

2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.

3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.

4. List of publications, including a separate section or marking of up to 5 most important selected articles.

Application deadline: 3 December 2021 23.59pm CET.

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor.

Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

APPLY NOW

Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career.