ERA Chair job description

the ERA Chair position will be advertised according to Estonian Law, the EU Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers. DRAFT TEXT: Professional level. The candidate should have experience in a R&D institution for at least 5 years postdoctoral period and produced at least 20 papers during the last 5 years. We seek candidates with the following expertise: - genetics of complex diseases; - genetic epidemiology; - analysis of animal models for complex diseases; - experience in eQTL mapping; Experience in managing a lab, budgeting and a successful track record in project writing are valuable. The successful candidate should set up own research group for the translational genomics focusing of chronic inflammatory epithelial disorders and with major focus on psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and psoriatic arthritis. The candidates’ background does not need to be clinical, major focus should be on the experience on genomics and the analysis of genomics data (family studies, case-control studies, quantitative trait analysis and multifactorial inheritance). Experience in the use and analysis of NGS technologies is necessary. The successful candidate is responsible for setting up the group of translational genomics and will work to turn fundamental genomics into practically applicable solutions, such as in personalized medicine. The Chair is responsible for the generation and leading of the research group of chronic inflammatory epithelial diseases. This task needs collaboration with clinical departments. The Chair will also lead the development of a PhD curriculum in the topic and will undertake teaching and PhD supervision duties. The successful candidate will also be counted on to meet with business clusters, medical doctors, policy makers and other stakeholders to contribute to the advocacy of genomics and its applications in the health and biotechnology sector in Estonia Candidates will be informed about the recruitment process and the selection criteria and be made aware of both the specific responsibilities of this position as well as the general requirements called for by the European Charter for Researchers. We shall target both R3 and R4 level researchers to ensure that an adequate number of applicants apply. Posting the advertisement - The advertisement will be posted in various locations to ensure that a wide range of candidates can be considered. These sources include: • Internationally through publications such as Nature Magazine and on the Euraxxes website • Internationally via our scientific network (i.e. international research partners and members of the international advisory boards that exist for several UT units including the Estonian Genome Centre and the Centre of Translational Genomics). • Locally in Estonian public newspapers and within the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS) - a national register of R&D institutions, researchers, projects and research results. • We also intend to contact higher level researchers from other top Translational Genomics Centres in Europe - including the San Raffaele Institute, the European Centre for Public Health Genomics and the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine.