Opportunity for the BioGeMT project

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Call ID: 160/2022)
Post/s of Full-Time or Part-Time Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researchers (Research Support Officer III)
Project – “BioGeMT” Bioinformatics for Genomics in Malta
Funded by Horizon Europe

1. Applications are invited for the post of Research Support Officer III to carry out duties in relation to the BioGeMT project funded by Horizon Europe, an ERA Chair Grant awarded to the University of Malta on bioinformatics for genomics, transcriptomics and other omic analysis. The Research Support Officer may
also be required to work on other projects undertaken by the ERA Chair Team.
2. Applicants should be in possession of a PhD degree in Bioinformatics or related fields including (but not limited to) Informatics, Statistics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Science or similar subjects. Evidence of experience in bioinformatics would be considered an important asset.
The University of Malta is an Equal Opportunity employer.
3. The selected candidate must be living in Malta for the period of employment.
4. The post is for an initial period of 1 year, renewable yearly for up to 4 years or until the end of the project.
For full-time posts, the initial remuneration will be of €31,200 per annum. For part time positions the post carries an initial remuneration of €15 per hour and the selected candidate will be expected to work an
average of 20h/week. Candidates who already hold a research support officer III post at the University of Malta will start at their current salary rate in accordance with the salary structure for Research Support Officers.
5. Candidates must upload their covering letter, curriculum vitae, and certificates (certificates should be preferably submitted in English; selected candidates will be required to provide certificates in English) and contact details of at least two referees through this form https://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/wor... by not later than Sunday, 4th December 2022.
Late applications will not be considered.
6. Further information may be obtained from http://www.um.edu.mt/hrmd/recr... and should you have any queries, please send us an email on [email protected].
Office of the University,
Msida, 21sr November 2022
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (Call ID: 160/2022)
Post/s of Full-Time or Part-Time Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researchers (Research Support Officer III)
Project – “BioGeMT” Bioinformatics for Genomics in Malta
Funded by Horizon Europe
And any other projects undertaken by the ERA Chair Team
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Further Information
The overall objective of BioGeMT is to merge the strengths of the University of Malta in Information and Communications Technology, Statistics, and Molecular Genetics and Genomics by setting up a bioinformatics team which will focus primarily on the development and application of methods (including machine learning)
for interpreting combined genomic, transcriptomic, metabolomic and phenotypic data. The position will be within the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking (CMMB) where the ERA Chair and Team will collaborate with existing genetics and genomics research groups.
The ERA Chair and head of the bioinformatics team will be Panagiotis Alexiou, PhD. The team will be the central point for development of novel bioinformatics methodologies, especially those relevant to the use of machine learning in the analysis of multi-Omics data, as well as standardization and automation of analysis
pipelines for multi-Omic data. Team members will work closely with relevant research groups, besides clinicians and laboratory staff on all stages of the scientific process, from proposals and project design, troubleshooting and primary analysis, up to combinatorial analysis, machine learning analysis, and publication. This interaction is expected to set-up long lasting interdisciplinary collaborations between
different research teams which will lead to innovative research and analysis outcomes resulting in the publication of articles in high impact journals, and clinical applications which are rapidly translated into benefits for patients.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Dr Jean Paul Ebejer at [email protected]. The Research Support Officer may also be required to work on other projects undertaken by the ERA-Chair Team.
The position is for Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researchers to become part of the BioGeMT ERA Chair team at the University of Malta. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable background in the field of Bioinformatics, and/or Informatics, Statistics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Science or similar subjects, with an emphasis on computational approaches to biological data analysis. Expertise in Genomics,
Transcriptomics, and/or Metabolomics data analysis is a strong asset.


Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101086768.

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