The main mission of the CALIPHO group, affiliated to the University of Geneva and to the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, is the development of neXtProt, a human protein knowledge resource integrating curated knowledge from multiple sources (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, GOA, PeptideAtlas, Human Protein Atlas, ...). In parallel with improving our web platform, we are starting a new challenging phase focused on integrating new types of data like coexpression, phylogeny, etc. to extend our knowledge base and become the one-stop shop for scientists working on human proteins. Our extended knowledge base will be made available via our REST API and searchable via our SPARQL endpoint.

We are looking for a creative, highly motivated and innovative post-doc to join our development team and help design and implement solutions for efficient big data integration of multiple and heterogeneous sources, extend our RDF representation to meet standards and to provide our users with a scalable SPARQL engine.  The position is funded for a duration of 1-3 years.

Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab, part of ELIXIR Sweden) is as a national infrastructure supporting advanced high-throughput life science research. SciLifeLab has in recent years launched initiatives around precision medicine, resulting in rapidly increasing data volumes and computing resources, with specific requirements on secure data handling.

To handle technical challenges on the secure compute clusters at the national supercomputer center Uppmax and enable high-impact medical research, SciLifeLab is looking for a computer scientist or a technically skilled bioinformatics expert. The position is placed at the department of Cell and Molecular Biology (ICM) in Uppsala as part of the Bioinformatics Long-term Support team at NBIS/SciLifeLab, and you will thereby be tightly connected to several of the largest ongoing sequencing projects in Sweden. Your role will be to work with systems experts, application experts, and bioinformatics research scientists to identify and remove technical roadblocks and enable world-leading research.

Contract duration: 3 years
Grading: Grading: 6 or 7 (monthly salary starting at £2,855 after tax). See the EMBL-EBI pay and benefits information.
Reference number: EBI_01041

ELIXIR is a distributed research infrastructure for managing the massive volumes of data produced by life science experiments. It is a diverse and growing community of research organisations from 20 European countries that help scientists to store, access, re-use and analyse biological data.

We currently have three opportunities to join ELIXIR in the role of Platform Coordinator as part of the ELIXIR Hub, based on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK. In this role, you will coordinate one of our technical platforms (Tools, Compute or Interoperability), working with world-class researchers and highly skilled technical experts from across Europe.

As an inter-governmental organisation, ELIXIR offers an attractive financial package and a number of benefits for families and non-residents. Our special legal status means that ELIXIR Hub staff are not affected by Brexit (see the related news story), and we offer exemption from UK immigration restrictions to those applying from outside the EU.

The ELIXIR Platform Coordinator will be the technical lead and product manager for one of ELIXIR’s technical platforms (Data, Tools, Compute, Interoperability, Training). Please see https://www.elixir-europe.org/platforms for more details.

You will work closely with and support our international scientific leadership team for the Platform. The main task is to provide the day-to-day technical management and coordination necessary to provide clarity on tasks and deliver agreed objectives in an international and distributed environment. The role drives the development and implementation of a project portfolio within the Platform and manages collaboration between our five Platforms and the associated Use Cases. 

As an ELIXIR Platform Coordinator, you will coordinate our scientific, strategic and technical planning for delivering on the vision for the platform.

The ELIXIR Platform Coordinator will:

• Be responsible for organising long-term development and bring together the geographically distributed project partners to agree and implement shared technical strategies and standards for one of our ELIXIR Platforms
• Support the scientific leadership team for the ELIXIR Platform with coordination, documentation and reporting on progress, delivery and risks
• Organise communication, outreach and facilitate collaboration with other Platforms and ELIXIR Use Cases
• As a member of the ELIXIR Hub technical team contribute to the efficient operation of ELIXIR and the ELIXIR Hub; take responsibility for agreed team management and operational tasks
• Proactively identify and agree improvement activities within areas of responsibility and, as agreed, lead and take responsibility for driving and supporting change and the continuous improvement of ELIXIR.
• Lead ELIXIR working groups and improvement projects in areas related to the role;
• Provide project management support to commissioned services and Implementation studies, in particular within new or developing areas with a view to hand-over responsibility when projects and/or ELIXIR’s organisation mature
• Contribute to the development of grant applications with technical expertise and community insight
• Actively explore collaborations within the areas of responsibility to ensure global relevance of the ELIXIR services.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold a university degree in life-science, computer science, engineering or another quantitative discipline with solid interest and experience from bioinformatics/medical informatics research environments. An advanced degree in one of these fields is an advantage.
• Have 5+ years’ experience in at least one of the following: semantic/knowledge engineering, computational services or tools development. This would be preferably in an informatics-intensive life-science environment
• Have the ability to lead and motivate technical teams in a distributed and matrix-managed environment to deliver against challenging goals and timelines;
• Be experienced in developing project technical specifications and performance indicators in a collaborative, international research environment;
• Have documented analytical and problem-solving abilities with a service-oriented and outcome-focused approach;
• Demonstrate your ability to independently deliver against agreed outcomes with the flexibility, self-motivation and resilience required to independently develop clarity and manage multiple stakeholder needs;
• Have a high level of literacy with documented ability to effectively communicate with excellent verbal and written English. Working knowledge to a professional level of additional European languages is a strong asset for the role;
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of European research infrastructures programmes.

Working Conditions and Requirements

You will be:

• Results-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills - you will set goals and prioritise tasks judiciously with a minimum of supervision.
• An energetic self-starter who is able to function comfortably in a team environment and relates well to co-workers and the public;
• Able to assume a wide range of responsibilities, to work with collaborators who vary in their work styles, and to work under pressure;
• A strong collaborator with demonstrated track record of delivery in geographically distributed teams;
• Excited by working in a dynamic environment and with a high degree of complexity;
• Willing to occasionally work irregular/extra hours, evenings, weekends, and travel domestically and internationally as necessary;
• Able to professionally represent ELIXIR at public events, conferences and scientific meetings with attention to personal conduct and professional appearance.

About ELIXIR

ELIXIR collects, annotates, archives and makes available to all, critical life sciences data which enables Europe to collectively tackle some of the most pressing societal challenges.

The ELIXIR Hub is located at EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, and has excellent facilities in an attractive campus environment in the Cambridgeshire countryside with transport provided to nearby Cambridge and Saffron Walden. At ELIXIR you would join a dynamic, international team. For further information see About us.

Application Instructions

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV, with two referees, through the EMBL online system.

Activities

• Adoption / further development of scientific analysis software in the field ‚Bioinformatics for Proteomics‘ for the usage in cloud infrastructures (e. g. de.NBI-cloud)
• Support in the establishment of scientific cloud infrastructures (e. g. authentication and authorization infrastructure service, resource-distribution / governance)
• Technical support of scientists in applying analysis software in the cloud

Job profile

You have knowledge and / or experience in the following fields of Computer Science / Bioinformatics:

• Administration of Linux operating systems, Linux script-programming
• OpenStack
• Distributed computing and Virtualisation

Preferably you will have knowledge and interest in:

• Administration of Windows operating systems
• authentication and authorization infrastructure systems
• Bioinformatics of Proteomics
• Bioinformatics algorithms / analysis software for high-throughput- / Omics data
• Object oriented programming (e. g. Java, C++)

Salary: TVL-E13 (100%)

Time period: 1 December 2017 – 30 September 2019

Perks: German public service rate TVL-E13 (100%) (http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/west/)

We are seeking a junior Project Manager with experience in EC projects to join the dynamic and international team at the ELIXIR Hub in Hinxton, UK. The main purpose of this role is to provide the project management needed for successful delivery of our externally funded projects, primarily, but not exclusively our two large Horizon 2020-funded flagship projects, ELIXIR-EXCELERATE and CORBEL.

ELIXIR-EXCELERATE has 53 partners and linked third parties spread over 17 countries with a total budget of more than €19M and drives ELIXIR’s implementation and current operations. CORBEL is an initiative of eleven biological and medical research infrastructures (BMS RIs), which together creates a platform for harmonised user access and data management. The consortium has 45 partners and linked 3rd parties with a budget of about €14M.

Working within the growing project management unit at the ELIXIR Hub, the ELIXIR junior project manager works in close collaboration with the other project managers, our technical coordinators and the external relations team at the ELIXIR Hub as well as with colleagues at the 21 national ELIXIR Nodes and other project partners throughout Europe. This is a key role in a dynamic and international environment where you, supported by senior colleagues, will have the opportunity to project manage large and complex EC grants.

It is expected that you will apply and actively contribute to further development of good project management practice and strong project management capabilities within the ELIXIR Hub and wider ELIXIR organisation. As required you may also contribute to the development and submission of further large, multidisciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals to a wide range of funding agencies and organizations, including both public and private external entities. 

We are seeking to recruit an ELIXIR Communities and Services Coordinator to join the ELIXIR Hub team located at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge in the UK.

The main responsibility of the ELIXIR Services and Communities Coordinator is to manage the interface between the ELIXIR Hub and our national Nodes, Node Services and the ELIXIR Use Cases with associated research communities. You will work closely with our Nodes to ensure that services are well integrated into ELIXIR and actively promoted to users. You will also take responsibility for the development and integration of ELIXIR’s Use Cases and associated research communities with our Platforms and together with the Platform Coordinators at the ELIXIR Hub ensure the effective use and documentation of impact of ELIXIR services.