Junior Bioinformatician

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AJ Personnel

JHB003924/EvdM

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Parktown, South Africa

Monthly

Named after Nobel Laureate and Wits University graduate, Sydney Brenner, the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) is a burgeoning multi-disciplinary research institute dedicated to investigating the molecular and genomic aetiology of diseases among African populations

To conduct biomedical molecular and genomic research addressing health priorities in Africans

To become a leader in biomedical research on the African continent, conducting world-class, innovative and relevant research, that will benefit the southern African community, and to excel as a centre for learning

To contribute to cutting-edge bioinformatics analyses focused on African populations
The role combines research support, data analysis, and capacity-building activities in African genomic science

Perform quality control and preprocessing of GWAS summary statistics
Support management and organisation of multi-omic datasets (genomic, transcriptomic, and related data)
Run standard bioinformatics and statistical genetics pipelines under supervision
Maintain reproducible workflows, scripts, and clear documentation
Contribute to training and capacity-building initiatives across partner African institutions together with the PI and documented to the project team using reporting tools like Jira, Trello, GitHub, etc. to track progress

Master’s Degree (or Bachelor’s with strong experience) in Bioinformatics, Genetics or related field

Experience in data analysis and management; exposure to genomic datasets advantageous
Experience with HPC environments

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

Proficiency in Linux/Unix and at least one scripting language (R, Python, or Bash)
Strong attention to detail and ability to document reproducible analyses
Good understanding of human genetics and GWAS concepts
Familiarity with Git/GitHub version control
Interest in psychiatric genetics and/or African population genomics
Must be able to work under pressure and deadline driven
Preferrance will be given to South African or Permanent Residence
Must be able to communicate effectively with management, collaborators, team members, support staff, affiliated researchers, community and sponsors

Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV including a Cover letter (One pager with the CV)
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Closing date: 19 June 2026
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