Geneticist

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Uppsala, Uppsala
Geneticist
SLU is an international university, world class in life and environmental sciences. We are ranked among the Top 100 of ca 5,000 European universities. We have a strong research focus, but we also offer some of Sweden's most in-demand educations; veterinarian, forester, and landscape architect.
SLU has close to 3,000 employees and some 5,000 students. Annual turnover is SEK 2.7 billion, and activities are concentrated to the main campuses in Uppsala, Alnarp, Umeå and Skara.
www.slu.se SLU is seeking a quantitative geneticist to work at the Interbull Centre, in the SLU Ultuna campus, Uppsala. The Interbull Centre is a section of the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics of SLU that provides international genetic evaluation of dairy cattle to 30 different countries five times a year on behalf of the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR). The service is currently expanding to include international evaluation for genomically enhanced breeding values as well as international evaluations for beef breeds and traits. The Interbull Centre staff includes mainly geneticists who deal with statistical packages and tailored programs that run in Linux servers. More information about the Interbull Centre can be obtained at www.interbull.org.
Duties: The Interbull Centre needs a professional to integrate with the service team that carries out the international genetic evaluations of bovine populations. Responsibilities include data management, computation of genetic analysis and estimation of genetic parameters, service documentation and support for internal and external users. The position involves travelling abroad for participation in technical meetings. The focus of the position is on service provision.
Qualifications: Candidates should have at least a M.Sc. in animal/plant breeding, statistical/computational genetics, or related fields. A background in genetic evaluation and computational skills in Fortran/Python are desirable. Candidates should be service minded and being able to handle high peaks of workload and to take fast and motivated decisions. Also, the candidate shall have demonstrated evidence of strong analytical skills and a willingness to work collaboratively. The working language at the Interbull Centre is English.
Form of employment: Permanent
SLU uses probationary employment.
Extent: Full-time position
Starting date: By agreement
SLU is an equal opportunity employer.
Further information:
João Dürr
• 46(0)18-672098
Joao.Durr@SLU.se
Academic union representatives:
Lars Eriksson, SACO
• 46 (0)18 67 31 37
Peter Syrjänen, SEKO
• 46 (0)18 67 10 57
Lotta Olsson, ST
• 46 (0)18 67 15 36
We welcome your application marked with Ref no. SLU ua 4198/2011.
Please submit your application to the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden or registrator@slu.se no later than January 16, 2012.

Publiceringsdatum
2011-12-22

Arbetstider och omfattning
Tillsvidare
Heltid
Full-time position. Permanent employment

Ersättning
Fast lön

Så ansöker du
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: SLU ua 4198/2011
Ansökan kan skickas till e-postadress: Registrator@slu.se

Företag
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Adress
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Box 7070
75007 UPPSALA

Kontaktuppgifter
Telefonnummer: 018-671000

Jobbnummer
1113407

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