We are seeking a talented scientist/Bioimage Analyst with strong skills/interest in computer science to develop a Big Data Image Analysis infrastructure/framework that will bridge several institutes from the data collection points (related to Super resolution and High-Content 3D lightsheet live imaging ) to the High Performance Computing/Analysis endpoints.This is a challenging project endorsed by IFAE, IRB and ICFO, in collaboration with CRG and IBEC, all institutes belonging to BIST: the Barcelona Institute of Science & Technology.This is a competitive postdoc position cofunded by EU, for 3 years, see open call page link.https://bist.eu/probist/ 6 APPLICATION DEADLINE MAY 19th !!!Thanks to everyone in advance to spread this offer to interested people !The full Job Offer text here below:The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) is a scientific foundation ofseven research centres of excellence in Catalonia. One of the main goals of BIST is topromote a multidisciplinary research agenda to increase the scope and impact on society ofthe produced science.A world-class Advanced Optical Microscopy (AOM) hub exists within BIST, spearheaded byfacilities and research groups at CRG, IBEC, ICFO and IRB Barcelona, doing research anddevelopment at the forefront of this field. To complete the picture, IFAE hosts one of themost powerful computing centers for scientific data processing in Spain: PIC (Portd'Informació Científica).PurposeThe AOM strategic program at BIST seeks applications to fill a postdoctoral researchposition focused on the development and optimization of image analysis techniques forsupporting experiments using super-resolution and 3D high-throughput live imaging data.Single experiments are expected to reach the 10 to 100 TB scale. In order to effectivelyhandle this unprecedented volume of microscopy data the team will have access todistributed data processing and high performance computing facilities within BIST (PIC).The final goal is to extract quantitative data from the images, by developing a commonframework that facilitates the effective analysis of these large datasets in a distributedenvironment.The successful candidate will work in a multi-institutional team environment, closelycollaborating with scientific data processing and computing researchers at IFAE/PIC as wellas with the teams at the microscopy groups/facilities at CRG, IBEC, ICFO and IRBBarcelona.Main duties? Develop a framework to run bioimage pipelines for analyzing multi-terabytemicroscopy data samples.? Develop novel computational tools to enable distributed research teams to share andanalyze bioimage data - e.g. multiple environment image analysis software,distributed computing and machine/ deep learning.? Develop advanced techniques for pattern recognition in noisy data and for theidentification and extraction of weak signals - e.g. single molecule localization,particle tracking, 3D object segmentation.Qualifications? PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, mathematics or physics? Experience with Bioimage (i.e. Optical Microscopy) image analysis packages (usage,deployment and plugin development).? Strong programming skills in Python, Java and/or c++.? Experience with Matlab.? Experience working in Linux computing environments.? Experience in advanced optical microscopy experimentation will be a plus.? Experience in machine learning, GPU programming, distributed data processingsystems or high performance computing will be a plus.? Able to work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team? Fluent in English. Good communication skills.Conditions and applicationThe PROBIST postdoctoral fellowships are granted for 3 years including:? An annual gross salary of 36.000€ plus a single payment of 1.500€ relocationsupport (Spanish tax and social security deductions apply),? Close mentoring and supervision through prestigious senior researchers,? A personalized career development plan,? A training programme for scientific and transferable skills.Conditions and applicationThe PROBIST postdoctoral fellowships are granted for 3 years including:? An annual gross salary of 36.000€ plus a single payment of 1.500€ relocationsupport (Spanish tax and social security deductions apply),? Close mentoring and supervision through prestigious senior researchers,? A personalized career development plan,? A training programme for scientific and transferable skills.Deadline extended until June 9th !application form available here:#J-18808-Ljbffr
