Research Associate - Bioinformatics | Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Bioinformatik 25/Sa33

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Greifswald for a fixed-term, part-time (75%) position focused on cutting-edge Bioinformatics research. The successful candidate will contribute to a DFG-funded project centered on inferring alternative splicing using Deep Learning methods, specifically utilizing PacBio long-read transcriptomic data, and studying isoform evolution in insects. Day-to-day tasks involve designing, training, and benchmarking Deep Learning sequence-to-sequence architectures, implementing novel Machine Learning components, and applying tools for genome analysis. This role is highly interdisciplinary, requiring strong programming skills in Python and a solid mathematical foundation in Machine Learning, offering a unique chance to pursue a PhD within this specialized research area.