Hub updates
We are launching a new group for ELIXIR Node Coordinators to facilitate communication and information exchange between the Nodes and also between the Hub and Nodes. You can sign up to the group on the group intranet page. More information about the group.
Platform updates
The Boschemas Travel Grant and Staff Exchange Programme is available for applicants who consider a node-exchange activity, or traveling to training or conference events that are associated with Bioschemas. Applications must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event date. Please see the website for details, or contact Sirarat.Sarntivijai@elixir-europe.org.
After the success of Biohackathon 2018 we are pleased to announce we will be organising Biohackathon 2019 again in Paris on 18-22 November, please reserve the date. The official call for projects will launch around 15 March, but we would appreciate if you register expressions of interest for leading a project to the spreadsheet to help planning of the event.
Updates from Communities
EU project Common Infrastructure for National Cohorts in Europe, Canada and Africa (CINECA), an international project led by EMBL-EBI kicked-off last week in Hinxton, UK. A virtual cohort of data from 1.4 million individuals will be made accessible to approved researchers around the world through CINECAs federated cloud-based network.
Updates from Nodes
DTL and ELIXIR Netherlands, in collaboration with the French, UK, and German Nodes, is organising an event Boost Your Visibility Improving F of FAIR for Training and Data Resources (Proteins, Samples, Beacons, Tools) through Bioschemas in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The participation is free, the registration is open now.
Registrations are open for the SIB course on Enrichment analysis, in Lausanne on 11 March 2019.
Read the summary of the ELIXIR Germany / de.NBI training programme in 2018. A big thanks all the 1520 participants who attended de.NBI training courses in 2018
ELIXIR Czech Republic and Data Carpentry organize Data Carpentry Workshop at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 14-15 February. The registration is open.
Job board
All vacancies are also published on the ELIXIR website vacancies section (also including vacancies from industry). Submit vacancies from your Node or industry partners.
SIB (ELIXIR Switzerland) in collaboration with sciCORE - the scientific computing center of the University of Basel are looking for Bioinformatics Training and Support Specialist to support training and research services.
ELIXIR Belgium is opening a couple of positions, all based in Gent at the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB):
- ELIXIR Data Steward
- ELIXIR Open Science Community Manager
- ELIXIR Scientific Cloud Coordinator
- Software developer cloud data processing
- ELIXIR Software developer data management tools
- ELIXIR Bioinformatics Trainer
ELIXIR Luxembourg is hiring Research Associate in the field of clinical and translational medicine informatics (postdoctoral position) to support the ELIXIR coordinated IMI project FAIRPlus.
IRB Barcelona (part of ELIXIR Spain) is currently looking to hire a talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology group.
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (part of ELIXI Spain) is looking for a highly motivated Research Engineer to join the Computational Genomics group.
Upcoming events
The ELIXIR TeSS portal has a variety of interesting events and courses organised by the ELIXIR Nodes.
ELIXIR events
ELIXIR Innovation and SME event: Genomics and Associated Data in National Healthcare Initiatives
15-16 April 2019 | Bergen, Norway
ELIXIR Board meeting
17-20 June 2019 | Lisbon, Portugal
ELIXIR All Hands meeting