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Join us in advancing computational approaches to understand disease—Chalmers University of Technology is seeking a Project Assistant in Computational Sequence Analysis.

About us

At the Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology biologists, chemists, mathematicians, and engineers work together with the goal of understanding and quantitatively describing the complex functioning of living organisms.
We develop technologies that contribute to human health and biosustainability.
The division belongs to the Department of Life Sciences, where we conduct research, innovation, and education to enable a biobased society and improve human health.
We explore how biological systems, and innovative technologies can be used to convert biomass into valuable products.
We use advanced computational technologies to discover how biomolecules and organisms function and interact.
We pioneer new methods for prediction, prevention, diagnostics and treatment of diseases.

Job description

You will develop and maintain Python and R-based pipelines for the analysis of large-scale single-cell RNA sequencing data, with a focus on disease-relevant variation across cell populations and tissue regions.
Concretely, this involves implementing and extending workflows built around tools such as Scanpy and CellRank, applying unsupervised methods to identify cellular trajectories and disease progression patterns, and ensuring that analyses are reproducible and well-documented.
You will also take responsibility for data validation, transformation, and quality control steps upstream of analysis, drawing on software engineering practices to keep codebases maintainable as projects grow.
The work is carried out in close collaboration with researchers in the group and contributes directly to ongoing projects in computational medicine.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds an M.Sc.
  in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Has hands-on experience analysing single-cell RNA sequencing data using Python-based frameworks such as Scanpy and CellRank
• Has a solid background in applying unsupervised methods (e.g.
  clustering and trajectory inference) to high-dimensional biological data
• Brings experience from professional software development environments
• Has worked with data validation, transformation logic, and relational databases
• Writes clean, maintainable, and well-structured code
• Builds reproducible analysis workflows using tools such as Pandas and scikit-learn
• Is comfortable working independently in a research-oriented environment

It is a great advantage if you are available to start as soon as possible.

Contract terms

The position is a temporary full-time employment for a maximum of 360 days.

What we offer

• Read more about working at Chalmershttps://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/work-with-us/ and our benefits for employees.
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg.

Chalmers is dedicated to improving gender balance and actively works with equality projects, such as the GENIE Initiative for gender equality and excellence.
We celebrate diversity and consider equality and inclusion as fundamental aspects of all our activities.

Application procedure

The application should be written in English be attached as PDF-files, as below.
Maximum size for each file is 40 MB.
Please note that the system does not support Zip files.

CV

Personal letter

Other documents (optional):

• Copies of completed education, grades etc.

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

A background check may be conducted as part of the application process.

Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete.
Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered.
Contact details to references will be requested after the interview.

Application deadline: 10 July 2026.
In this recruitment process, we will select and interview candidates on a continuous basis.

For questions, please contact:

Eduard Kerkhoven

Senior Researcher

eduardk@chalmers.se

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Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level.
The university has 3100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture.
With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world.
Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society.

Chalmers was founded in 1829 and has the same motto today as it did then: Avancez – forward.