A bright and driven postdoctoral researcher is needed by IRB Barcelona to work on Systems Medicine techniques within the framework of the CLARITY European joint project. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Dr. Patrick Aloy's Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology group.
This position is co-financed by the project "Causative Link between respiratory syntactical virus and chronic lung diseases: Identifying Targets for therapy" (CLARITY) form the EU Horizon Europe program.
ELIGIBILITY
Education: Engineering degree in Computer, Data Sciences or a bachelor in Biosciences. PhD in bioinformatics, data sciences, machine learning or related areas.
Experience: Previous experience on the use of machine learning and data science techniques. Strong publications record according to his/her career stage. Skills:
Excellent programming and scripting skills, with deep knowledge of Python.
Excellent knowledge of machine learning packages (Scikit, Keras, Pytorch, etc).
Competent in the use of HPC systems, virtual machines (OpenNebula) and Grid Containers (Docker, Singularity).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Highly motivated. Fluency in English.
Desirable:
Experience: Previous experience working with knowledge graphs (KG) and embedding techniques, as well as with biological data and in an international environment.
Skills: Knowledge of AI-based generative models (e.g. VAEs, GANs, Diffusion models, etc)
Selection Process
Pre selection: Will be based on CV, motivation letter & experience.
Interviews: Short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Job offer: Will be sent to the successful candidate after the interview.
Deadline for applications: 26/04/2024 (If no suitable candidate is found, the deadline will be extended)
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