Postdoctoral Fellow

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Luxembourg.
We conduct fundamental and translational research in the field of Systems Biology and Biomedicine - in the lab, in the clinic and in silico. We focus on neurodegenerative processes and are especially interested in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and their contributing factors. The LCSB recruits talented scientists from various disciplines: computer scientists, mathematicians, biologists, chemists, engineers, physicists and clinicians from more than 50 countries currently work at the LCSB. We excel because we are truly interdisciplinary, and together we contribute to science and society.

**Your role**:
You will be the scientific liaison for a team developing secure and FAIR-compliant data platforms for storing, managing, and sharing clinical data from neurodegenerative disease cohorts. You will be responsible for:

- Technically contribute and coordinate the development and implementation of data systems and analysis platforms with the platform development team (developers, data managers, scientists)
- Supporting strategic planning and integration of new data modalities, metadata standards, and ontologies into the platform
- Acting as liaison between data providers, IT developers and data governance teams
- Ensuring scientific alignment and adherence to ethical, legal, and data protection regulations (e.g. GDPR)
- Tracking deliverables, reporting progress, and supporting technical documentation and consortium communication
- Representing the group in consortium meetings, and stakeholder interactions

If you meet the required education and experience but don’t tick every technical skill listed, we still encourage you to apply We value motivation, and willingness to learn, and a passion for data systems and research infrastructure.

**Your profile**:

- A PhD in computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics or related fields, with an interest in biomedical informatics and translational medicine.
- Strong conceptual understanding of clinical and biomedical research, data standards, and research infrastructures
- Prior hands-on experience in the development and implementation of data systems and/or analytics platform(s)
- Technical experience in tools like Apache Spark, Databricks, or Hadoop, ETL frameworks like Talend/ NiFi/ Knime, Programming in Python and SQL. Experience with version control systems (Git, CI/CD); Java/Scala is a plus.
- Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration like Docker and Kubernetes; Experience in Cloud platforms with services like S3, Redshift is a plus
- Prior experience in coordinating scientific or EU-funded projects, ideally in translational research or platform development is an asset
- Knowledge of data models (e.g. OMOP CDM), biobanking, or metadata harmonization is an asset
- Comfortable working across disciplines, translating between technical, clinical, and scientific teams
- Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills
- Fluency in English is required; additional languages are an asset

**We offer**:

- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs

**How to apply**:

- Applications should include:_
- A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) including a list of publications and projects
- A cover letter describing experience and future interests
- Contact information and recommendation letters from at least three referees
- General information:_
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 36 Month
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Campus Belval
- Internal Title: Postdoctoral researcher
- Job Reference: UOL07485

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 85176 (full time).