[Socbin] Opportunities: [1] Post-doctoral bioinformatics research fellowship, 3yrs+ [2] Intl. PhD Programme in Vienna, Austria

[Dr. D. P. Kreil]

Dear Colleagues,

I'd be grateful if you could advertise the below opportunities for
young scientists in Vienna, Austria.

Many thanks,
David Kreil.

http://bioinf.boku.ac.at/



[1] Post-doctoral bioinformatics research fellow, 3yrs+

We need an outstanding scientist excited about integrated approaches
for the analysis of heterogeneous data (expression profiles,
phosphorylation proteomics, sequence analysis results, and various
heterogeneous databases). Experimental data are generated by
experienced colleagues in house.

Our group focusses on the challenge of extracting structured insight
from genome-scale experiments. Besides working with colleagues in the
group, established and novel analysis tools will be applied to the
study of host-parasite interactions (biocontrol project,
http://bioinf.boku.ac.at/biogen.php).

While travel is not necessary, we have active collaborations with
Cambridge, and encourage exchange with our partners. Vienna is a
thriving international city with a vibrant scientific environment and
excellent quality of life.
We offer internationally competitive conditions and benefits. The
position is available immediately and has an initial tenure of three
years.

You need a PhD in a technical or scientific field and must have
experience in at least one of these three areas:

1) Classical or probabilistic analysis of DNA or protein sequences,
2) Integration of bioinformatics databases and analysis tools,
3) Analysis / interpretation of microarray data.

You will be responsible for the development of novel integrated
approaches in the deep bioinformatics analysis of heterogeneous data
sets, applying and adapting existing systems as well as developing
novel components as needed. Solid skills and experience in software
development under Unix (e.g., Matlab or R, C/C++ or Java, Perl or
Python, Bash ... ) are therefore required.
An interest in interdisciplinary work and excellent communication
skills in English are essential. (Working knowledge of German is a
plus).

We look forward to receiving your application. Applications will be
considered until the position has been filled and should be addressed
to David Kreil (bijobs10 at boku.ac.at). Please include a cover letter, a
curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and the names of three
referees, who should be asked to send references to us directly. Feel
free to please contact us if you have any questions.


[2] Pre-doctoral research fellow, bioinformatics - International PhD Programme

Understanding the regulation of gene activity is key to learning about
or controlling biological processes. With the increasing availability
of genome scale profiling technologies, it is the interpretation of
the resulting high-dimensional data sets that has become a major
bottle-neck. Computational methods need to be developed and validated
that can take advantage of complementary data sources and a context of
existing knowledge.

In this context, we can offer a pre-doctoral fellowship in
Bioinformatics as part of an international PhD programme at the
interface of basic science and applications in the fields of protein
biotechnology.
We invite applications from highly motivated, outstanding students.

While travel is not necessary, we have active collaborations with
Cambridge, and encourage exchange with our partners. Vienna is a
thriving international city with a vibrant scientific environment and
excellent quality of life.
We offer internationally competitive conditions and benefits.

You will have a university degree in a technical or scientific
discipline at the M. Sc. level or equivalent. Research in this field
requires good statistical and software engineering skills. Candidates
must hence be able to demonstrate previous coding experience (e. g.,
in R, C/C++ or Java, Perl or Python, Bash, ). The projects involve
complex data sets and experience with bioinformatics data analysis is
an advantage.
The interdisciplinary nature of the group`s work means that good
communication skills in English are essential. (Working knowledge of
German is a plus.)

Additional information and requirements for the project "Joint
modelling of gene expression patterns and regulatory potential of
genome sequence regions for sensitive process identification" can be
found at http://bioinf.boku.ac.at/job21.php

To submit an application, please follow the instructions on the
programme pages, http://biotop.boku.ac.at/. The programme secretary
Christa Jakopitsch will be happy to assist you with any questions
about formal requirements and the application process
(biotop at boku.ac.at, Tel. +43-1-47654-6078).