BecA Hub in action | Bioinformatician |
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REF: BIOINFO/BECA/08/11 Position A Bioinformatician to work within the BecA Hub. Key responsibilities: • Management and quality control of large amounts of data; • Design, implement and manage database(s) to store and sequence data; • Processing and analyzing data using a wide range of tools (including BLAST, sequence assemblers, MEGAlign, …) • Use scripting to aid and automate analysis. Requirements: • Master’s in Bioinformatics or related field; • 3 - 5 years work experience in a bioinformatics position; • Knowledge of Genetics, Biotechnology and their applications; • Demonstrate experience working and developing in a Linux environment; • Knowledge in SQL and scripting languages (PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby) Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 2-year term renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding up to a maximum of one year. ILRI will give a competitive salary/benefits package to the successful candidate.
Applications:
Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by 30 September 2011, but screening of applications will start immediately. The position title and reference number “BIOINFORMATICIAN: BIOINFO/BECA/08/11” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. To find out more about ILRI and the BecA Hub at ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org and http://hub.africabiosciences.org Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites:        |
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