Part-time assistant in bioinformatics – DTU Health Tech

Are you interested in bioinformatics? 

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic bioinformatics master’s student to support us in the Isoform Analysis Group at DTU.

The job
We are looking for an ambitious student helper to help us collect, organize, and present data, maintain and support our bioinformatic tools, and generally support the group and its students. A specific focus here will be the development of web-based tools (shiny or similar) for presenting and making data available.

In the group, you will work closely with talented researchers who want to make a difference. Importantly you will be joining a collaborative group where you get a lot of support but also a lot of autonomy. You can read more about the background and the group here.

Our expectations of you

• Highly skilled in R
• Experience with developing web-based tools (shiny or similar)
• Experience with developing/maintain bioinformatic tools (e.g. IsoformSwitchAnalyzeR)
• Experience with developing (bioinformatic) pipelines
• Applied analysis of various high-throughput omics data
• Data collection, organization and QC

What we offer in return
We offer you a varied job with personal challenge, where you will gain experience with applied bioinformatic/data-science analysis, pipeline development and reproducibility tools like GitHub. Scientifically you will help us build a framework enabling isoform analysis. You will naturally receive ample training in required task and mentoring.

Salary and appointment terms
Salary and appointment terms are in accordance with the LC/CO10-collective agreement and the organizational agreement for IT employees (PROSA) in the service of the state. 

Working hours are on average 9 hours per week and can be organized flexibly in relation to holidays, exams, etc. Starting date is 1 August 2025 (or according to mutual agreement). The employment runs for max 10 months.

The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 5 May 2025 (23:59 Danish time) . Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and documentation for study activity. In the application, we would like to hear a little about you, your competencies and why you are applying for the position.

If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Kristoffer Vitting-Seerup on krivi@dtu.dk . 

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

DTU Health Tech engages in research, education, and innovation base on technical and natural science for the healthcare sector. The Healthcare sector is a globally expanding market with demands for the most advanced technological solutions. DTU Health Tech creates the foundation for companies to develop new and innovative services and products which benefit people and create value for society. DTU Health Tech’s expertise spans from imaging and biosensor techniques, across digital health and biological modelling, to biopharma technologies. The department has a scientific staff of about 210 persons, 140 PhD students and a technical/administrative support staff of about 160 persons, of which a large majority contributes to our research infrastructure and related commercial activities.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.