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The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
30 Nov 2023

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Universitat de Barcelona
Department
Organisation profile
Research Field
Biological sciences
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Spain
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
37.5
Offer Starting Date
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number
0
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The main objective of “FOOD4BRAIN, Study of dietary patterns based on metabotypes associated with brain health” is to investigate in depth the interactions between dietary patterns, metabolomic markers of the activity of the intestinal microbiota, and clinical and biochemical markers of cognitive impairment and brain health in

order to discover metabolic profiles or metabotypes with the ultimate goal of developing personalized dietary interventions aimed at maintaining brain health.

We are looking for a highly motivated person with interests in bioinformatics, statistics and multi-omics analysis, especially in the field of metabolomics and nutrition. The candidate must:

- Hold a PhD in Biology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics or Life Science

- Be specialized in Bioinformatics and Statistics

- Have proven experience in:

o Analytical bioinformatics pipeline development,

validation, and analysis

o Machine Learning, regression analysis, clustering

methods

o Statistical significance analysis

o Database management

- Desired but not required:

o Quality management process

Where to apply

E-mail
oag.farmaciaica@ub.edu
Website
https://seu.ub.edu/

Requirements

Research Field
Biological sciences
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications

Bioinformatics

Statistics

Biology/Biotechnology

Specific Requirements

R, Bioconductor, Shiny, SQL, Git, Unix/Linux

Machine Learning, Clustering algorithms, Regression Analysis

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

Desired:

Development of analysis pipelines for metabolomic data

Multi-omics data analysis

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent
Languages
SPANISH
Level
Excellent
Languages
CATALAN
Level
Excellent
Internal Application form(s) needed
04 Instancia-application.pdf
English
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Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Department Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy. Pharmacy Faculty. University of Barcelona. Diagonal campus
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08028
Street
Av Joan XXIII 27-31
Geofield

Contact

City
Barcelona
Website
Street
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
Postal Code
08007
E-Mail
Nutrimetabolomics.ub@gmail.com

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