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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Dear colleagues,</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">at the University of Antwerp, we are looking for a
<b class="">bioinformatics support coordinator</b>. Information below. Feel welcome to distribute the news to possible candidates. Thank you!</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class="">warm regards,</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Kris Laukens</div>
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Bioinformatics Support Coordinator</h1>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">Job description</b></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You establish and manage a bioinformatics service model towards academic life science researchers as well as to external clients.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You work towards unification of bioinformatics platforms and infrastructure for genomics, proteomics and metabolomics.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You organize bioinformatics training, seminars and networking events for researchers in Antwerp.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You support the maintenance and usage of bioinformatics hardware and software.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You manage collaborations and contribute to the bioinformatics component in life science research projects.</span>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">Profile and requirements</b></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You have a degree in Bioinformatics, preferably a PhD, or you can demonstrate an equivalent experience.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You are experienced in data processing pipelines for at least one type of omics data. Familiarity with machine learning and pattern
discovery techniques is a plus.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(97, 98, 99); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 98, 99);" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You have strong programming skills, preferably in Python and R.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You demonstrate a collaborative, service-oriented attitude. Proven experience in supporting life scientists with bioinformatics expertise
is a plus.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(97, 98, 99); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 98, 99);" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the <a href="https://www.uantwerp.be/en/about-uantwerp/mission-vision/three-core-tasks/research/" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(148, 0, 50); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(148, 0, 50);" class="">university’s
policy</span></a>.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(97, 98, 99); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 98, 99);" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You are a team player who can build bridges between disciplines, and you have strong interdisciplinary communication skills.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">You are fluent in academic English (speaking and writing).</span>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">We offer</b></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">a contract according to your qualifications for a period of one year, with a possibility of renewal, within the Adrem team and the biomina
consortium;</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(97, 98, 99); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 98, 99);" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">the starting date of the appointment is January 1, 2019, but can be adapted to the candidate;</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">an exciting, dynamic and stimulating multi-disciplinary working environment in an enthusiastic, fast-growing team;</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">plenty of opportunities to improve and extend you skill set, in diverse areas, ranging from new omics data processing techniques to
data science and AI.</span> </li></ul>
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<span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">How to apply?</b></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">Interested candidates are invited to send a strong motivation letter highlighting relevant previous work, a detailed CV (including honours,
grades, skills, publications, …) and contact info of two references to Kris Laukens (<a href="mailto:kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(148, 0, 50); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(148, 0, 50);" class="">kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be</span></a>).
Please mention ‘Coordinator_BIOMINA2019' in the subject of your mail.</span> </li><li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(97, 98, 99); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 98, 99);" class="">
<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">A pre-selection will be made amongst the submitted applications.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff" class=""></span><span style="font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff" class="">More information about the application form can be obtained from prof. Kris Laukens (<a href="mailto:kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(148, 0, 50); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(148, 0, 50);" class="">kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be</span></a>).</span>
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Kris Laukens, PhD<br class="">
Associate professor bioinformatics - biodata mining<br class="">
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Advanced Database Research and Modelling (ADReM)<br class="">
Biomedical Informatics Network Antwerpen (biomina)<br class="">
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science<br class="">
University of Antwerp<br class="">
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B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium <br class="">
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E <a href="mailto:kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be" class="">kris.laukens@uantwerpen.be</a><br class="">
W <a href="http://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/kris-laukens/" class="">www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/kris-laukens/</a></div>
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