Core Facility Position in Bioimage Analysis – Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

The Image Analysis Hub (IAH, https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/image-analysis-hub/) is recruiting an engineer in biological image analysis (full time permanent/tenured position). The IAH is a core facility of the Institut Pasteur operating under the “open-access, equal-access” model. The IAH facility 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 (https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/drosophila-developmental-genetics/).

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.

How to apply:

Please send a CV, a cover letter with references, and a link to a public code repository to:

• Francois SCHWEISGUTH (francois.schweisguth at pasteur.fr)
• Jean-Yves TINEVEZ (tinevez at pasteur.fr )
• Hélène REYNIER LEGERON (helene.reynier-legeron at pasteur.fr)

Or apply on Pasteur site (in french):
https://emploi.pasteur.fr/job/job-ingenieur-en-analyse-d-image-h-f_3920.aspx 4