<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Dear all,</p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br></p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><b>A grant for a postdoctoral researcher</b> is open for applications in the project directed by Dr. Laura Elo, Research Director in Bioinformatics at Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Finland.</p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">The project of this postdoctoral researcher involves setting up analysis workflows and analyzing genomic data. The specific focus is on variant annotation and prioritization in the context of complex diseases in close collaboration with clinical teams. The grant is initially for one year, starting from October 1, 2016, with a possibility for extension. </p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); margin: 6px 0px; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">We are looking for a highly motivated scientist with previous experience in genomic research a<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd related analysis platforms and tools. General knowledge in bioinformatics, statistics and R, Matlab or other mathematical/statistical software is required. Good communication skills in English, both oral and written, are essential. Independency and self-driven attitude are highly appreciated, but the candidate should be able to do research as part of a team as well. The candidate should hold a PhD degree or complete one within next months.</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(83, 83, 83); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;">For further information, please contact Jenni Vaarno, jenni.vaarno(at)utu.fi or +358 (0)2 333 8313.</p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(83, 83, 83); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.btk.fi/research/research-groups/elo">https://www.btk.fi/research/research-groups/elo</a>/</p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(83, 83, 83); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;"><br></p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(83, 83, 83); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;">Best regards,</p><p class="bodytext" style="color: rgb(83, 83, 83); margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;">Asta Laiho</p><div><div>— </div><div>Bioinformatics Unit</div><div>Turku Centre for Biotechnology</div><div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;">University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University</span></p></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><a href="http://www.btk.fi/bioinformatics" style="color: purple;">http://www.btk.fi/bioinformatics</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>