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The University of Luxembourg aspires to be one of Europe’s most highly regarded universities with a distinctly international and interdisciplinary character. It fosters the cross-fertilisation of research and teaching, is relevant to its country, is known worldwide for its research and teaching in targeted areas, and is establishing itself as an innovative model for contemporary European Higher Education. The University`s core asset is its well-connected world-class academic staff which will attract the most motivated, talented and creative students and young researchers who will learn to enjoy taking up challenges and develop into visionary thinkers able to shape society.
Within the University, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is a highly interdisciplinary research centre (IC), integrating experimental biology and computational biology approaches in order to develop the foundation of a future predictive, preventive and personalized medicine.
For our research activities, we are looking for scientific full stack developer to work on different research projects creating innovative software applications and solutions developed in-house including text-mining pipelines, data exploration platforms and data protection tools.
Your Role...
- Research existing technologies and contribute to technology, benchmarks, selection and methodologies to apply to new and ongoing research projects
- Conceptually design IT solutions within research projects
- Analyse and collect of scientists / user requirements and design of new features
- Write reliable and efficient code
- Contribute to research, new approaches and IT solutions in Bioinformatics for translational medicine
- Work closely with other team members aiming for a high level of quality and user satisfaction.
- Design and develop tests using test automation suits
- Contribute to valorization / publication of new findings and developments
- Become a key actor of continuous improvement and innovation within the group
What we expect from you…
- An interest in state-of-the-art technologies
- Autonomous, dynamic and curious
- Knowledge of the following technologies:
- Java
- Spring (-Boot, -MVC, -Security in particular)
- Web development frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular
- Python (basic knowledge)
- Working knowledge of LINUX based systems
- Experience in deploying applications
- Working knowledge of code versioning systems (e.g. git)
- A Un computer science or in another field but with equivalent proven experience as software developer
- Expertise in the following is considered an advantage but is NOT mandatory:
- Track record in production-level software projects
- Continuous integration / delivery
- Integration and unit testing
- Elasticsearch
- SQL & RDBMS
- ORM with Hibernate or Spring Data
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Flask and/or Django
- Bioinformatics
- Other programming languages, such as Scala, R, Julia, …
We offer
- A fully funded position and competitive compensation.
- Participate in the building of state-of-the-art translational medicine platforms to enable precision medicine.
- An opportunity to join the fast-growing Bioinformatics Core Facility group headed by Dr. Reinhard Schneider at LCSB.
- An exciting international environment.
In Short...
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month (extension possible)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Belval
- Internal Title: Research and development specialist
- Job Reference: UOL04127
How to apply...
Applications (in English) should contain the following documents:
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- Cover letter mentioning the reference number
- List of publications/software projects
- Description of past experience and future interests
- Name and addresses of two references
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2021.
Please apply formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
In return you will get…
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
- Find out more about the University
- Addresses, maps & routes to the various sites of the University
Further information...
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Venkata Satagopam ([email protected])
Research Scientist, Bioinformatics Core Facility and Technical coordinator of the ELIXIR-Luxembourg Node