– – – Open Position in Image Analysis – – – Institut Pasteur, Paris

The Image Analysis Hub is recruiting an engineer in biological image analysis (CDI/permanent position). The IAH is a core facility of the Institut Pasteur that provides services and assistance in image analysis, and contributes to research projects through collaboration. For this position, the recruited engineer will work part-time (50%) on research projects of the Schweisguth lab.

You will:

• Develop original and innovative software tools for image analysis, the scope of which exceeds user projects.
• Contribute to specific research projects on cell fate patterning and morphogenesis in Drosophila
• Create and deploy personalized analysis tools.
• Maintain an infrastructure for autonomous image analysis.
• Provide on-site support and training.

Successful candidates will have some of the following skills:

• Analysis of biological images (applied mathematics or related fields).
• Strong experience in software development, at least in Java or C ++. Experience with the biological image analysis libraries of the domain is appreciated (ImgLib2, BigDataViewer, ITK).
• Strong experience with biological image analysis tools in the field (e.g. Icy, Fiji, …).
• Experience working in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.
• Very good communication skills in English, able to work in a team.
• Familiarity with image data from biology and microscopy. Experience as a microscopist is a plus.

Candidates are expected to:

• hold a degree from an engineering school or a master’s degree in (bio) informatics, (bio) physics, applied mathematics or a related field, followed by a professional experience of at least 3 years in image analysis in research or in support of research,
• or  have a PhD in (bio) informatics, (bio) physics, applied mathematics or in a related field, followed by a professional experience of at least 2 years in image analysis in research or in support of research.

Contacts:

jean-yves.tinevez@pasteur.fr

francois.schweisguth@pasteur.fr