Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine DBMR, University of Bern
Start of employment: 1st March 2025 or by agreement
Temporary employment
The Department for Biomedical Research DBMR is a research department of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern, Switzerland with the mission to provide the researchers of the Inselspital (Bern University Hospital) with the best possible environment and infrastructures.
We are seeking to hire a person with a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, computer science, statistics or applied mathematics.
Tasks
The ideal candidate should have experience working with large data sets and developing methods to integrate multidimensional data. The aim of the project is to use electronic health records to predict recurrence and survival after treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), incorporating physiological, biological, and clinical characteristics to personalize healthcare.
Requirements
Experience coding in at least one programming language (e.g., R, Python, C).
Unix and shell scripts.
Good knowledge in machine learning, high dimensional data analysis and visualization as well as statistical modelling.
Unix and shell scripts.
Good knowledge in machine learning, high dimensional data analysis and visualization as well as statistical modelling.
Ideal skills:
- Time series analysis.
- Gaussian processes.
- Missing data interpolation.
- Data classification methods (e.g. random forests).
- Omics data analysis (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics).
We offer
- Attractive and friendly international working environment
- Salary: according to degree and the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Application and contact
Deadline for submission of applications is December 31st, 2024
Application can be sent per e-mail and should include a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of 2 references
Application can be sent per e-mail and should include a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of 2 references
Contact Address
PD Dr Anja Lachenmayer
Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselgruppe AG
University of Bern
Murtenstrasse 35
3008 Bern
