IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy, is looking for a pre or postdoctoral bioinformatician to join the the lab of Immunobiology of Neurological Disorders, and unravel biological processes associated with multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system.
Main activities:
The projects of interest for this application involve research in translational bioinformatics in complex human neurological disorders. Analysis of RNA-seq datasets will provide fundamentals for the identification of pathological processes and machine learning-based biomarker selection for disease diagnosis and prognosis (see Acquaviva et al. Cell Report Medicine 1, 2020;
Colombo et al. J. Autoimmunity 2023;
Omrani et al. Brain Behaviour Immunity, 2024).
Who we are looking for:
You have a PhD in Computational Science, Bioinformatics or equivalent, and expertise in analysis and modeling of human RNA-seq data, statistics, data mining and machine learning. Advanced knowledge of R and Python and excellent communication skills in English (written and oral) are a must. Flexibility and willingness to work across multiple projects and technologies in a rapidly evolving scientific context is required.
Work details:
- Type of contract: Collaboration;
- Salary will depend on qualification and experience;
- Starting date: immediate;
- Place of work: Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milano, Italy
To apply, send your CV, 2-3 contact names and a brief statement on skills and interests to farina.cinthia@hsr.it.
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