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Dear collegues,<br>
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At the University of Amsterdam, Swammerdam Institute of Life
Science, MAD/RNA Biology & Applied Bioinformatics the following
position is available:<br>
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<font face="MetaSerifWeb, serif"><font style="font-size: 19pt"
size="5"><span lang="en"><b>Bioinformatician</b></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Faculty
of Science - Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences</b></span></font></font></p>
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<font color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Level
of education</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">Higher
professional education / University</span></font></font></p>
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<font color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Salary
indication</span></font></font></font></p>
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€<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">2,542
to €3,831 gross per month, based on 38 hours per week</span></font></font></p>
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<font color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Closing
date</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">15
June 2014</span></font></font></p>
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<font color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Hours</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">32
to 38 hours per week</span></font></font></p>
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style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Vacancy
number</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">The
</span></font></font><a href="http://sils.uva.nl/"><font
color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en"><u>Swammerdam
Institute
for Life Sciences (SILS)</u></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">
is one of the </span></font></font><a
href="http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculties/faculties/content/folder/faculteit-der-natuurwetenschappen-wiskunde-en-informatica/faculty-of-science.html"><font
color="#999999"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en"><u>Faculty
of
Science’s</u></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">
largest institutes. Its approximately 230 scientists and
staff
members work in 14 research groups that perform excellent
research
centered on four themes: 1) The Living Cell, 2) Plant
Signaling, 3)
Neuroscience, and 4) Life Science Technologies.</span></font></font></p>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">The
MAD: Dutch Genomics Service & Support Provider is the
genomics
technologies and applied bioinformatics expertise center of
SILS.
Since 2000 an enthusiastic team of over 15 diverse
specialists
focuses on the innovation, implementation and application of
microarray technology, next-generation sequencing
technology, and
bioinformatics methods. This includes the use of these
approaches in
biological and biomedical research in collaboration with
many other
research groups. As such, the MAD operates as a genomics
scientific
collaborator in numerous research projects within SILS,
other
universities and academic hospitals, as well as various
companies in
the Netherlands.</span></font></font></p>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">In
the context of these collaborations, we are seeking a
Bioinformatician.</span></font></font></p>
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#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Job
description </b></span></font></font>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">The
MAD has a long-standing expertise in advanced
transcriptomics as well
as genomics analysis using several well-established
microarray
technology and next-generation sequencing platforms. Also
proficient
bioinformatics expertise and an extensive ICT
infrastructure, have
been set-up. This offers a unique starting point for an
exciting
mixture of established and innovative genomics
experimentation both
for our own research and that of our collaborators. These
experiments
concern transcriptome research, cancer research,
toxicogenomics, food
safety, ageing, plant sciences, ecogenomics, neurosciences,
etc. MAD
is intertwined with the recently established research group
'RNA
Biology and Applied Bioinformatics (RB&AB)'.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in; background: #ffffff; line-height:
0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">The
applied bioinformatician will play a key role in the
bioinformatics
analysis of transcriptomics and genomics experiments. He/she
will
employ all necessary bioinformatics methods, tools and
infrastructure
in close cooperation with MAD and RB&AB wet-lab
scientists as
well as scientists from collaborating institutes and
companies. The
bioinformatician will be embedded in and supported by the
whole
MAD/RB&AB dry-lab team.</span></font></font></p>
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#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Requirements
</b></span></font></font>
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<li>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; background:
#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span
lang="en">Higher professional education (HBO) or MSc. in
bioinformatics or expertise at a comparable professional
level;</span></font></font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; background:
#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span
lang="en">Experience with scripting in R, Python or
Perl;</span></font></font></p>
</li>
<li>
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#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span
lang="en">Affinity with life-science research;</span></font></font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; background:
#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span
lang="en">Good communicative skills.</span></font></font></p>
</li>
</ul>
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#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Further
information </b></span></font></font>
</p>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">For
more detailed information regarding this position you are
invited to
contact:</span></font></font></p>
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<li>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; background:
#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <a
href="mailto:t.m.breit@uva.nl"><font color="#999999"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:
11pt" size="3"><span lang="en"><u>Dr. Timo Breit</u></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">, group leader MAD, RB&AB <br>
T: +31 (0)20 525 7058</span></font></font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; background:
#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in"> <a
href="mailto:j.rauwerda@uva.nl"><font color="#999999"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size:
11pt" size="3"><span lang="en"><u>Dr. Martijs Jonker</u></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">, MAD Dry-lab <br>
T: +31 (0)20525 7939</span></font></font></p>
</li>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Appointment
</b></span></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in; background: #ffffff; line-height:
0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">The
appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of two
years.
Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week), the
salary will
range from €2.542 to € 3,491 gross per month (salary scale
9). If
your expertise and experience are such that you are able to
function
at a higher level, a salary according to scale 10 (to
€3,831) may
be negotiable. The Collective Employment Agreement of the
Dutch
Universities is applicable.</span></font></font></p>
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#ffffff; line-height: 0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt"
size="4"><span lang="en"><b>Job
application </b></span></font></font>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">Applications
should be submitted by sending your application to
</span></font></font><a
href="mailto:application-science@uva.nl"><font color="#999999"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en"><u>application-science@uva.nl</u></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en">.
To process your application immediately, please quote the
vacancy
number 14-081 and the position you are applying for in the
subject-line.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.06in; background: #ffffff; line-height:
0.21in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt" size="3"><span lang="en">Applications
must include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
cover
letter and the names and contact details of two referees.
All these
should be grouped in one PDF attachment.</span></font></font></p>
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0.21in">
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size="3"><span lang="en"><br>
</span></font></font></p>
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0.21in">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt"
size="3"><span lang="en"><i>No
agencies please</i></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 115%">Kind regards,<br>
Han Rauwerda<br>
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Han Rauwerda <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.micro-array.nl">www.micro-array.nl</a> +31 (0)20 525 7201
MAD - Dutch Genomics Service & Support Provider
RB&AB - RNA Biology & Applied Bioinformatics
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
University of Amsterdam
room C2.201
Science Park 904
1098 XH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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