Research IT Specialist for Translational Oncology

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI; Finland; Sur place; EUR 38 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Pension fund

Professional development

Generous holiday package

Résumé du poste

The University of Helsinki invites applications for an IT Specialist to support our biomedical research computing efforts in the Färkkilä Lab. You will manage research computing infrastructure, cloud storage, and established workflows to enable cutting-edge cancer research.

We seek an experienced professional with Python and Linux skills, HPC or cloud experience, and a track record of supporting researchers in an academic setting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as bioinformatics, computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience in scientific IT support, research computing, computational infrastructure management, or related fields, or a PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux-based computing environments, including command-line tools and scripting.
• Experience in the administration and maintenance of high-performance computing (HPC) or cloud computing environments.
• Experience with large-scale data storage, file management, and data transfers.
• Familiarity with scientific data processing workflows and computational environments, including software dependencies and package management.

Responsabilités

• Computing Infrastructure Management: Administration and maintenance of CSC computing resources (Roihu, LUMI, cPouta), including resource allocation, shared computational environments, and user support.
• Data Storage and Management: Monitoring cloud storage systems, facilitating large-scale data transfers, and maintaining standardized data management and documentation practices.
• Bioinformatics Operations: Execution of established data processing pipelines from new research data, including immunofluorescence image processing and spatial transcriptomics workflows.
• IT Support and Coordination: Technical support for researchers for cloud computing clusters, maintaining IT guidelines, and coordination and development of lab-wide IT infrastructure practices.
• Website Administration: Maintaining and updating the research group's website, including personnel, publications, and research activities.

Connaissances

Python

Linux

HPC

Cloud computing

Data management

Bioinformatics workflows

Nextflow

Snakemake

Docker

Kubernetes

PHP & MySQL

Documentation

Academic research

Formation

Master's degree in bioinformatics/computer science

PhD in a relevant discipline

Outils

Roihu

LUMI

cPouta

Nextflow

Snakemake

Docker

Apptainer/Singularity

Kubernetes

Description du poste

The University of Helsinki invites applications for an IT Specialist to support our biomedical research computing efforts in the Färkkilä Lab. You will manage research computing infrastructure, cloud storage, and established workflows to enable cutting-edge cancer research.

We seek an experienced professional with Python and Linux skills, HPC or cloud experience, and a track record of supporting researchers in an academic setting.