Bio-informatician Postdoctoral Cancer Researcher @ de Preter

**"Multi-modal analysis of nucleic acids from liquid biopsies for cancer monitoring”**: **Description**: **About TOBI-lab**: **About VIB-UGent CMB & VIB.AI**: The Center for Medical Biotechnology focuses on developing new and innovative molecular tools and technologies to address human health problems. The center translates its insights into widely applicable research tools, vaccines, diagnostics, and biopharmaceuticals. The research at CMB pushes the boundaries of biomolecular and bioinformatics research and engineering technologies. VIB.AI studies fundamental problems in biology by combining machine learning with in-depth knowledge of biological processes. **Your tasks**: - You will play a pivotal role in the development, validation and benchmarking of bio-informatic (Nextflow) pipelines for the multi-modal analysis of (epi-)genomic sequencing data generated on biofluids from cancer patients. You will develop novel strategies to integrate the different omics data layers. You will validate results by comparing the data generated on liquid biopsies with bulk/single-cell/spatial omics data generated on the tumors. You will benchmark methods with state-of-the-art approaches. - You will be involved in setting up the wet-lab experiments for data generation within this project. - You will co-supervise graduate and Ph.D. students who work on the research project. - More generally, you will co-supervise and co-support the bio-informatic work performed by the team. - You will oversee the bio-informatic pipelines developed by the team, including their adherence to the FAIR principles. **What we are looking for**: - You hold a PhD in bioinformatics (ideally obtained after the 1st of Oct 2022). - You are an experienced user of Python, R and Nextflow. - You have experience in pre-processing and processing large biomedical datasets, including bulk and single-cell (epi)genomics and transcriptomics data using high-performance computing. - You have excellent written and oral English skills, as evidenced by prior peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. - You are a talented researcher with strong motivation and high professional standards. - You are ambitious and passionate about research. - You can work autonomously while having strong team player skills. - You are a fluent communicator. - Experience in project writing and the successful achievement of grants is a plus. - Experience in the supervision of graduate and Ph.D. students is a plus. **What we can offer you**: - We offer you a contract for a term of 1 year, which may be extended by 1 year; - Participation in an exciting and rapidly evolving new research area within a multidisciplinary environment; - Become a member of a young, dynamic, and enthusiastic research team with great team spirit that operates at international level and is dedicated to improving the survival of cancer patients; - Embedding within an environment that houses top research teams with a broad range of expertise, - Access to state-of-the-art technology and core facilities in areas such as bulk, single-cell, and spatial (epi)genomics, transcriptomics, sequencing, bioinformatics/AI, imaging, etc; - Access to VIB’s broad internal training, encompassing specialist training courses and training in transferable skills. - A work environment that highly values employee well-being and fosters a vibrant social atmosphere. - Starting date: As soon as possible; the position is immediately available. **Interested?**: - A cover letter, your CV - Your diploma with the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French, or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages. - Optionally: a reference letter, **MORE INFORMATION