Computational Postdoc Position: RNA Biology and Epitranscriptomics

Are you an ambitious researcher who enjoys collaborating with other lab members? Do you want to put your computational knowledge to good use? Then this may be the job for you! Come and join the Vermeulen research group as a postdoctoral researcher on this NWO-VICI project.

We are looking for an ambitious computational postdoctoral researcher with ample experience in analysing ‘omics’ datasets. Experience in analysing large-scale epitranscriptomics (i.e. PAR-CLIP, transcriptome-wide RNA modification maps) and/or proteomics datasets is a plus but not strictly required. As a computational postdoctoral researcher you will particulate in an NWO-VICI project dedicated to deciphering the role of mRNA modifications and their ‘readers’ in (perturbed) blood cell differentiation. You will also collaborate with other lab members in ongoing interaction proteomics-based and multi-omics projects. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to develop novel ideas and work on additional independent projects that are aligned with this research theme.

Requirements:

• You have a PhD in computational biology.
• You have excellent communication and writing skills (in English).
• You have strong analytical skills and a result-oriented attitude.
• You are a creative thinker and highly independent.
• Experience with analysing epitranscriptomics, genomics and proteomics datasets (i.e. PAR-CLIP, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, etc.) is an advantage but not strictly required.

Salary Benefits:

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of 2 years.
• Your salary within salary scale 10 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

30.4 - 38 hours per week

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