The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is an international research institute with approximately 450 employees, working in the field of medical genomics. A special focus lies on the genome analysis of man and other organisms.
 
The Department Prof. Lehrach, Group Dr. H. Himmelbauer invites applications for the following open position until September 30th, 2014:

Postdoc Bioinformatics / Computational Biology

The AnnoBeet project is funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research with the goal to analyse the genome sequence of the crop plant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) with respect to structural variation and gene functions.
 
We offer a challenging job at the Center for Genomic Regulation (http://seq.crg.es/main/bin/view/Home/WebHome) in Barcelona/Spain. The contract will be at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin/Germany. The CRG is located at the seafront close to the Olympic harbor and combines excellent science with an inspiring environment in the heart of Barcelona with its cultural attractions, beach and metropolitan flair.
 
The successful candidate will pursue projects related to analyzing Anno-Beet sequencing data and will implement software to assemble high-fidelity genome sequences from heterozygous genotypes based on Illumina sequence data.The assembled genomes will be compared to the sugar beet reference sequence and related genomes to extract and interpret biologically relevant differences.
 
Requirements: PhD in Bioinformatics or related field, solid programming background (ideally experience with developing sequence analysis tools), experience with handling (large) sequence data sets, knowledge of molecular genetics and understanding of lab methods, knowledge of genome sequencing concepts. Experience with analysis of 2nd generation sequencing data (454, Illumina) is a plus.
 
The group has successfully performed several projects using 454- and Illumina technology. We recently completed a reference sequence for the sugar beet genome (http://bvseq.molgen.mpg.de).We are a multidisciplinary team and offer work in a lively and friendly atmosphere, and state-of-the art computing infrastructure. We are looking forward to expanding our team by a dedicated and strongly motivated person with distinct interest in the challenges of modern sequencing technologies.
 
The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
 
Applications including a summary of Master's and PhD theses, publication list, and three references should be sent by February 24th, 2012 only via e-mail to: job-0412@molgen.mpg.de