Position title: Bioinformatics Research Officer: Large-scale cancer omics and methods development

Employer: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Closing date: 18 October 2021

Brief position description: Job Description
An exciting new opportunity exists for a talented and motivated bioinformatics researcher to join our research team to develop bioinformatics methods and apply them to large-scale cancer genomics and other omics data from rare cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma.

About the position
The position will involve developing novel analytical methods for sequence data, including new technologies like long reads, and using these data to contribute to new insights into mutational processes in cancer.

The successful candidate(s) will join a dynamic team of computational scientists in a supportive and flexible working environment. They will be encouraged to develop new research directions that complement existing themes within the lab and have the opportunity to establish and contribute to collaborative research projects and to gain supervision experience.

Selection Criteria
The successful candidate(s) will have a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Bioinformatics or Computational Biology, strong computational and programming skills, experience developing new algorithms, some familiarity with machine learning, and a keen interest in cancer.

Job website: https://wehi.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WEHI/job/Parkville-Victoria-Australia/Bioinformatics-Research-Officer--Large-scale-cancer-omics-and-methods-development_JR0000229-1

Contact name: Tony Papenfuss

Contact email: papenfuss@wehi.edu.au