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science, technology, and administration.

The position is located in the group led by Profes-
sor Zuccaro at the Institute for Plant Sciences. The
successful candidate will work as Data Manager
(f/m/x) for the research initiative “Immunometa-
bolism in Health and Disease“ (iHEAD) which is a collabo-
ration between scientists of different Faculties at the Uni-
versity of Cologne. The initiative is a highly interdisciplinary
undertaking in which molecular, cellular and biochem-
ical data from plant and animal systems will be produced
to advance the understanding of cellular metabolic
programmes underpinning immune responses. This is
expected to lead to the first integrated map of immunome-
tabolism in plants and animals, including rational targets for
therapeutic intervention.

YOUR TASKS
» Data management at the interface between iHEAD,

other initiatives at the University of Cologne and
repository programmes

» Assistance with the development of shared data
analysis pipelines and workflows

» Establishment and maintenance of a central database /
repository of sequencing and other “-omics“ data

» Development of metadata standards for synthetic
community experiments

» Facilitation of reproducibility and replicability of
computational analyses

YOUR PROFILE
» Degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Statistics

or related field
» Proficiency in the use of Linux/Unix
» Competence in programming, e.g. Matlab, R, Python, in

relational databases, e.g. SQL and in web programming,
e.g. HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CSS

» Experience in the analysis of next-generation
sequencing data

» Good communication skills in English
» The ability to work in an environment at the interface of

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and Computer
Sciences

WE OFFER
» Participation in an internationally-known research team
» A diverse working environment with equal

opportunities
» Support in balancing work and family life
» Extensive advanced training opportunities
» Occupational health management offers
» Flexible working time models
» Opportunity to work remotely

The University of Cologne promotes equal opportunities and
diversity. Women will be considered preferentially in accor-
dance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-
Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz – LGG NRW).
We also expressly welcome applications from all suitable
candidates regardless of their gender, nationality, ethnic
and social origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation
and identity.

The position is available immediately on a part-time basis
(19,92 hours per week). The position is to be filled for
a fixed term until 31.10.2026. If the applicant meets the
relevant wage requirements and personal qualifications,
the salary will be based on remuneration group 11 TV-L of
the pay scale for the German public sector.

Please apply online with proof of the required qualifications
(with contact information for three references) without a
photo under: https://jobportal.uni-koeln.de.
The reference number is TUV2503-16. The application
deadline is 10.04.2025.
For further inquiries, please contact Ms Margaret Kox
(mkox1@uni-koeln.de) and take a look at our FAQs.

Data Manager (f/m/x)

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Institute for Plant Sciences