Full job advertisement + how to apply? See [ https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=20584&company=C0000956575P | https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=20584&company=C0000956575P ] Job description The PLAZA platform for comparative, evolutionary, and functional genomics is a data resource that integrates gene and genome information. It offers a wide variety of tools to end-users through a web interface, in order to help speed up both small-scale and large-scale data analyses. Multiple independent instances of the platform exist, where each instance either focuses on a different phylogenetic clade/group of species, or uses improved gene annotations and genome assemblies compared to previous instances. To scale up the building of these instances, we are looking for a software developer to help with moving the PLAZA platform to cloud-based systems : * you assist in the building of new PLAZA instances in the cloud using real-world scenario's (e.g. different collaborators and research communities) * you help implementing quality checks on user-provided data and unit-tests to check the status and validity of newly build PLAZA instances * you implement configuration and administration utilities for other end-users, in order to allow those end-users to build PLAZA instances themselves * You will be integrated in a dynamic research group (Comparative Network Biology lab - http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/cnb/), under the supervision of the primary developers of the PLAZA platform. Furthermore, you will have regular contacts with academic and industrial collaborators to explore novel technologies and boost new developments. Your profile * You have a degree in computer science, bioinformatics, (bio)engineering or equivalent * You are fluent in English * You have proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g. Java, Python, …) and one scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl, …) * You have hands-on experience with Linux/Unix environments and BASH scripting * You have a good working knowledge of relational databases and SQL * Knowledge of web development technologies (PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS), experience in virtualization technologies (e.g. Docker, Singularity)and experience in workflow technologies (e.g. Nextflow) are highly recommended skills * Experience in working with life-science data, experience with automated deployment tools (e.g. Puppet, Ansible, etc.) and version control experience (e.g. GIT) are desirable skills but not required Admission requirements You hold a Master’s degree or equivalent degree and you submit a transcript of your degree. For diplomas awarded outside the European Union, a certificate of equivalence (NARIC) must be submitted You apply online through the application tool by the application deadline and you submit all the required documents by the application deadline The admission requirements need to be fulfilled by the application deadline. What we offer We offer a contract of indefinite duration in function class A with a salary in accordance with the UGent salary scales 7.1 to 9.2, determined by your relevant experience at the level of the position. Remuneration (100% occupancy rate): min. € 21.278,78 – max. € 40.955,09; indexed gross monthly salary (at 174,10 %): min. € 3.087,20 – max. € 5.941,90. All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 35 days of paid leave, bicycle commuting reimbursement, ecocheques, etc. A complete overview of all our fringe benefits (in Dutch). Selection procedure Our selection procedure consists of a cv-screening, an assessment (at Master’s level) and a selection interview with a selection committee. We will keep you informed of your application status. As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position. If you have a functional impairment, please let us know (selecties@ugent.be) so we can make the necessary adjustments. For more information regarding the selection procedure, please contact the Recruitment Office by emailing selecties@ugent.be. Please do not send your application by email, use the online application tool. For more information regarding the job description, please contact professor Klaas Vandepoele at +32 9 331 38 22 or Klaas.Vandepoele@psb.vib-ugent.be. Klaas Vandepoele - Professor Comparative Network Biology VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium Tel. +32(0)9 331 38 22 [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture