From arne at bioinfo.se Thu Feb 6 23:46:27 2014 From: arne at bioinfo.se (Arne Elofsson) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:46:27 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Fwd: Professor and Assistant Professor Position at UPMC, Paris In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Martin Weigt" Date: Feb 6, 2014 4:42 PM Subject: Professor and Assistant Professor Position at UPMC, Paris To: Cc: Dear friends and colleagues, In the Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris (http://www.lgm.upmc.fr/), there is an opening for TWO PERMANENT POSITIONS: - a FULL PROFESSOR position (professeur des universites) for Modeling in Biology ( https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPublies/ANTEE/2014_1/0751722P/FOPC_0751722P_4206.pdf ), - an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR position (maitre de conference) in Computational Biology / Statistical Genomics ( https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPublies/ANTEE/2014_1/0751722P/FOPC_0751722P_4259.pdf ). Descriptions of both positions and information about the application procedures via the national French application server are appended. Please do not hesitate to contact Alessandra Carbone (alessandra.carbone at lip6.fr) for the full professor position, and myself (martin.weigt at upmc.fr) for the assistant professor position. Please forward this email to potentially interested individuals. Best regards, Martin Weigt -- Martin Weigt UMR 7238 - Computational and Quantitative Biology Universit? Pierre et Marie Curie 15, rue de l'?cole de M?decine 75006 Paris, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)1.44.27.73.68 Fax: +33 (0)1.44.27.73.36 Email: martin.weigt at upmc.fr http://sites.google.com/site/martinweigt/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The position is affiliated with the research projects ?MicroPolar [?P]: Processes and Players in Arctic Marine Pelagic Food Webs - Biogeochemistry, Environment and Climate Change? and ?Microorganisms in the arctic: major drivers of biogeochemical cycles and climate change?, both funded by the Research Council of Norway. The University of Bergen is financing 2 years of the employment period and 2 years are financed by the MicroPolar project. http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/99195/postdoctoral-fellow-in-bioinformatics Thank you very much. Best regards, Lise Lise ?vre?s Professor / Dr.Scient Institutt for biologi / Department of Biology Universitetet i Bergen Thorm?hlensgate 53B, 5 etg. 5G16 www.bio.uib.no Prodekan /Vice Dean Det matematisk naturvitenskapelige fakultet / Faculty of Matematic and Natural Sciences www.uib.no/matnat tel: +47 55582675 mobile: +47 99236392 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The aim of this workshop is to gather researchers interested in the convergence of Computer Science, Biology and the Life Sciences. In particular, in this 5th edition, we solicit the contribution of original results, from any research areas, such as Mathematics, Physics, Complex Systems, and Computational Science that address both theoretical aspects of modelling and applied work on the comprehension of biological behaviour. Furthermore, to facilitate the integration of different research areas we encourage the presentation of main objectives and preliminary results of active projects on the CS2Bio topics conducted by interdisciplinary teams. *** SCOPE *** Papers selected for presentation at CS2Bio should either present the modelling of a specific biological phenomenon using formal techniques, or a modelling, simulation, testing or verification approach in computer science that leads to a novel and promising application to a range of biological or medical systems. In the latter case, some emphasis on the scope and scalability of the approach will be required. The workshop intends to attract researchers interested in models, verification, tools, and programming primitives concerning the complex interactions encountered. In general, topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Formal Biological Modelling - Formal methods for the representation of biological systems and their dynamics; - Theoretical links and comparisons between different formal models for the modelling of biological processes; - Quantitative (probabilistic, timed, stochastic, etc.) languages and calculi; - Spatial (geometrical, topological) languages and calculi; - Prediction of biological behaviour from incomplete information; - Model checking, abstract interpretation, type systems, etc. - Novel Computational Paradigms for Understanding Biological Complex Systems - Quantum information and life sciences; - Computational topology and biomathematics; - Information processing and biomedicine; - Statistical mechanics and biophysics; - Complex Networks and biomolecular dynamics - Tools and Simulations - Modelling, analysis and simulation tools for systems biology; - Emergence of properties in complex biological and medical systems; - Tools for parallel, distributed, and multi-resolution simulation methods; - Detailed biological case-studies. *** INVITED SPEAKERS *** TBA *** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES *** We solicit three kinds of contributions: - Regular papers: must report previously unpublished work and not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings (limited to 14 pages). - Tool presentations: describing new tools or platforms for the modelling of biological systems (limited to 14 pages). - Dissemination of project results: concern recent or ongoing work on topics relevant to CS2Bio and are intended to provide discussion and stimulate feedback during the workshop. The focus of a dissemination should be put on the main objectives and preliminary results of active projects on topics relevant to the workshop. There are no restrictions about previous or future publication of the contents of a dissemination, it could also be based on a recently published paper or on a work which has not yet been submitted (limited to 4 pages). Authors should submit their contributions via EasyChair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cs2bio) in the form of a pdf file compiled using the ENTCS style for the workshop proceedings (http://www.entcs.org/files/cs2bio/prentcsmacro.sty). If necessary, detailed proofs or other additional material can be added in an appendix (referees might review it at their discretion). *** DISSEMINATION *** The proceedings of the workshop will be published in a volume of the Elsevier series "Electronic Notes on Theoretical Computer Science". After the event, papers presented at the workshop will be invited to be further extended and submitted to a special issue of the journal "Theoretical Computer Science". The special issue will have an open call and a separate review process up to the usual scientific standards of the journal. *** IMPORTANT DATES *** - Submission deadline: 24 March 2014 - Notification to authors: 02 May 2014 - Workshop: 06 June 2014 - Tutorial day: 07 June 2014 *** PROGRAM COMMITTEE *** Luca Cardelli, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK Erik de Vink, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, the Netherlands Fran?ois Fages, INRIA Rocquencourt, France Paola Giannini, Universit? del Piemonte Orientale, Italy Radu Grosu, Stony Brook University, USA Russ Harmer, CNRS & ENS Lyon, France Jean Krivine, CNRS & Paris Diderot University, France Pietro Lio, University of Cambridge, UK Emanuela Merelli, University of Camerino, Italy (co-chair) Ion Petre, ?bo Akademi University, Finland (co-chair) Ovidiu Radulescu, University of Montpellier 2, France David Safranek, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Angelo Troina, Universit? di Torino, Italy Verena Wolf, Saarland University, Germany *** STEERING COMMITTEE *** - Erik de Vink - Paola Giannini - Jean Krivine - Angelo Troina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arve at csc.kth.se Thu Feb 13 10:41:35 2014 From: arve at csc.kth.se (Lars Arvestad) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:41:35 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Job at SLU, Uppsala: associate senior lecturer in intelligent data analysis References: Message-ID: <20B1C6F3-74B1-4FC6-9345-016BEE4E49EE@csc.kth.se> SLU and De Laval are seeing needs for more advanced modelling and analysis of how cows move. To stimulate research in this area, they are funding a position at SLU in Uppsala. Lars -- Swedish e-Science Research Center Science for Life Laboratory Dept of Num Analysis and Computer Science Stockholm University Begin forwarded message: > From: "Fredholm, Martin" > Subject: Kontakter inom NADA f?r SLU tj?nst? > Date: 13 Feb 2014 10:26:03 GMT+1 > To: "prefekt at nada.su.se" > Cc: "fuansv at csc.kth.se" > > Hej Lars, > > Hittade dina kontaktuppgifter p? WWW. Jag hj?lper v?r forskningschef Charlotte Hall?n Sandgren att leta > l?mpliga kandidater inom matematikv?rlden till SLU. DeLaval har samarbete med SLU och vi ser fantastiska m?jligheter med denna forskning. > Enligt Lars Eld?n s? kan NADA ha l?mpliga kandidater. > > SLU har utlyst tj?nsten. Se nedan: > > L?nken verkar inte fungera just nu. Jag kopierar in annonsen ocks?. > http://www.slu.se/sv/om-slu/fristaende-sidor/aktuellt/lediga-tjanster/las-mer/?eng=1&Pid=1345 > > > Associate Senior Lecturer in intelligent data analyses within animal science > at the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management > > The trend in dairy production is toward fewer but larger herds that rely on decision-support systems based on automated recordings. There are already many devices available for automatic recording and others are under development. The rapid development in molecular biology allows for routine genotyping of cows for a large number of DNA markers. This wealth of information can be used to improve decision making with respect to feeding, health management, and breeding, but advanced analytical methods are required to fully capitalize on their value. The faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at SLU is making a special effort within this area in the ?Beijer Laboratory for Animal Science", supported by the Beijer Foundation, and we are therefore recruiting two researchers that will collaborate closely in order to deliver novel tools and methods to breed and manage our next generation of dairy cows. > > Subject area: The subject is intelligent data analysis within animal science, i.e. development of systems for integrating data from automated dairy production recordings as decision support for the optimization of production, health, and efficiency at both the level of the individual cow and that of the group. > > Duties: The holder of the position is expected to develop a research area related to the development of methods to integrate data collected from different sensors positioned in barns with automated measurement systems. Based on these data, deviating production patterns, feed consumption, and behavior predicting onset of health problems or heat, will be detected. Development of detection models should enable control of individual management and production control of cows in large herds. Examples of potential techniques are time-series analyses, multivariable correlation analyses, and visual data analyses. The holder of the position will collaborate closely both with the other Beijer researcher being recruited and with other researchers within the faculty. > > Qualifications: > In order to qualify for appointment as an associate lecturer the applicant must hold a doctorate or have achieved equivalent academic competence. Applicants who have achieved this qualification more than seven years prior to the application deadline will be prioritized. For an appointment as associate senior lecturer, the candidate must be scientifically proficient in the subject area of the position. The position requires a PhD in statistics, applied mathematics, physics, or a closely related field. Experience in complex, high-dimensional, predictive modeling is required. > > Assessment criteria: > On consideration for appointment as associate senior lecturer the emphasis is primarily put on qualitative indicators of the applicant's academic skills. Furthermore, the assessment also includes evaluating the applicant's ability to develop an independent line of research within the research field, and to meet the requirements for promotion to senior lecturer in the context of the employment qualifications. A position of associate senior lecturer normally requires that the applicant has experience in research environments outside SLU corresponding to a post-doctoral period, or doctoral exam from another university. Experience in applying numerical analyses to biological problems, tackling biological problems with an interdisciplinary approach, and having a broad international network within the subject, are merits. > > Place of work: Uppsala > > Form of employment: Permanent, employment is for a limited period of time, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance. An associate senior lectureship is a qualifying position, and the first step in an academic career at SLU. An associate senior lecturer is entitled during their employment period to apply for review for promotion to senior lecturer. > > Extent: 100% > > Starting date: By agreement > > The scientific and pedagogic documentation submitted in support of the application shall be indicated in the application, and one copy of each document shall be made available to the Registrar at the time of application. At most 5 scientific publications and at most 5 pedagogic publications, including popularized versions, should be submitted in support of the application. In addition a complete list of publications shall be supplied; the publications submitted with the application must be indicated. When expert reviewers have been appointed, the applicant(s) will be informed to send copies of the documentation listed in the application to each one of the reviewers. > > Application: > We welcome your application marked with Ref no. SLU ua 315/2014. > > Please submit your application to the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden orregistrator at slu.se no later than March 10, 2014. > > SLU is an equal opportunity employer. > > The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources. The university ranks well internationally within its subject areas. SLU is a research-intensive university that also offers unique degree programmes in for example rural development and natural resource management, environmental economics, animal science and landscape architecture. > > SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses in Alnarp, Skara, Ume? and Uppsala. > > The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (VH) is responsible for research, teaching, environmental monitoring and assessment as well as outreach and collaboration in the fields of veterinary medicine, including veterinary nursing, and animal science. Together with the other SLU faculties, the VH Faculty is also active in the fields of food, production, health, quality of life, environment and water. > > The majority of the VH Faculty?s 400 employees and 1200 students are based on Campus Ultuna, in Uppsala. The VH Faculty houses eight departments and a large number of collaborative centres. > > Further information: > Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja > Professor > +46(0)18-67 20 03 > kerstin.svennersten at slu.se > > Further information about the formal application process: > Ingrid Hemstr?m > Administrative Officer > +46 (0)18-67 16 94 > ingrid.hemstrom at slu.se > > A guide for applicants "Appointment procedures for SLU" and a "Memorandum for Guidance in connection with applications for appointment/promotion to professor and senior lecturer at SLU" can be found at internt.slu.se. Documentation of scientific, pedagogical and other qualifications must be presented in accordance with the instructions given in these documents. > > Academic union representatives: > Anneli Lundkvist, SACO > +46 (0)18 67 27 12 > > Lotta Olsson, ST > +46 (0)18 67 15 36 > > > > Jag provar ringa dig p? 524 814 28 f?r att diskutera detta. > > Mig n?r du b?st p? mobilen: > Mob: 0734 13 14 78 > > Mvh > /Martin Fredholm > > > Martin Fredholm > System Designer, Electronic Engineering > Product Area Milking Systems > DeLaval International AB > Box 39, SE-14721 Tumba, Sweden > Tel +46 8 530 661 87 > martin.fredholm at delaval.com > www.delaval.com > > "This is an e-mail from a DeLaval company. This e-mail is confidential > and may also be privileged. Please delete the email and notify us > immediately if you are not the intended recipient. DeLaval does not > enter into contracts or contractual obligations via electronic mail, > unless otherwise agreed in writing between parties concerned. > Thank you." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johan.trygg at chem.umu.se Fri Feb 14 10:20:19 2014 From: johan.trygg at chem.umu.se (Johan Trygg) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:20:19 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] =?iso-8859-1?q?Ume=E5_University/KAW_project=3A_Postdoct?= =?iso-8859-1?q?oral_Position_in_Computational_Human_Cancer_Genetics?= Message-ID: <61C84D3049D3444B9CCDF1621E4B28E5A0C7C88DBE@UMDAC-CCR2.ad.umu.se> Please consider below job opportunity in our exciting KAW project at Ume? University. Postdoctoral Position (2 years) in Computational Human Cancer Genetics Within the large KAW project "From genealogy to yeast; the search for colon cancer genes with a multidisciplinary approach" the aim is to identify mutations which give a predisposition for colon cancer and to understand why this is the case at the molecular level. There have been several attempts made to understand the genetics of the cancer cell through whole genome sequencing. However, by simply comparing mutations found in a tumor cell with those found in healthy tissue it is not possible to determine which mutation was the driving factor leading to the development of the tumor cell. Our unique approach is to analyze not the tumor cells but, instead, to look at healthy somatic cells in individuals that have developed familial colon cancer. Our central hypothesis is that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), copy number variations (CNVs), and other genomic variations in the human genome contribute to disease heritability. The strength of this project also lies in the multidisciplinary competence of the participating investigators. Four research groups are involved with expertise in oncology, genetics, bioinformatics and DNA repair/replication systems. Data mining the human genome using next generation sequencing technologies has created great opportunities to identify common, disease-causing mutations. These will in turn be analyzed in different model systems for understanding the molecular mechanisms of colon cancer. To this project, we are now searching for a person to conduct research based on next-generation sequencing and data analysis. Approaches include to manage large scale next generation sequencing data, develop or use existing bioinformatic tools for genome-wide SNP, SV and CNV data and multivariate data analysis of integrated genetic data. The position is full time and for a period of two years. Deadline for application, Feb 28 2014 For more information, please visit, http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/315-1247-13.html regards Johan Trygg, professor Computational life science cluster (CliC), Ume? University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erik.kristiansson at chalmers.se Sun Feb 16 18:52:24 2014 From: erik.kristiansson at chalmers.se (Erik Kristiansson) Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:52:24 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] PhD student position in bioinformatics/computational biology In-Reply-To: <52264493.30404@chalmers.se> References: <52264493.30404@chalmers.se> Message-ID: <5300FAD8.3060705@chalmers.se> Everyone, There is an open PhD student position in bioinformatics/computational biology at Chalmers University of Technology, G?teborg, Sweden. The project is focused on metagenomics and data mining in large data set with applications to infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance. Full details are available at http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=1929. Cheers, Erik -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erik Kristiansson, Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Statistics Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Email: erik.kristiansson at chalmers.se, Phone: +46 (0)31 772 3521 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From lukas.kall at scilifelab.se Mon Feb 17 11:08:15 2014 From: lukas.kall at scilifelab.se (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lukas_K=E4ll?=) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:08:15 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] 9th IAPR International Conference in Pattern Recognition for Bioinformatics Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Please consider to submit your work to the IAPR conference on Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics. Regards, Elena Marchiori (PRIB publicity chair) =========================================================================== 9th IAPR International Conference in Pattern Recognition for Bioinformatics (PRIB 2014 -- August 21-23 2014) http://prib2014.scilifelab.se/ Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden =========================================================================== The IAPR international conference on Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics (PRIB) aims to bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the world to present and discuss methods and applications of pattern recognition in the field of bioinformatics to solve problems in the life sciences. ** Submissions to journal and proceedings tracks ** - Journal track: Papers must be prepared following the guidelines of BMC Bioinformatics. Papers should be no longer than 12 pages. Abstract of the papers and their full versions should be submitted in PDF format on the PRIB Easy Chair conference system. - Proceedings track: Papers must be prepared following the guidelines of the Springer series of Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. Papers should be no longer than 12 pages. Papers should be submitted in PDF format on the PRIB Easy Chair conference system. Accepted papers for the journal track will be published in the "BMC Bioinformatics" journal, PRIB supplement, with the authors responsible for the publication costs (see conference website for details). Accepted papers for the proceedings track (short abstracts and regular papers) will be published in the PRIB proceedings, Springer LNBI series, with no publication costs. At least one authors of each accepted paper must register to the conference before the 15th of May 2014. Accepted papers without a registered author will not be published. ** Key Dates ** Tutorial and Special Session Proposals: 02 March 2014 Poster submission deadline: 06 April 2014 Paper submission deadline: 02 March 2014 Author Notification: 04 April 2014 (proceedings track) 04 May 2014 (journal track) Final paper due: 15 May 2014 Early Bird Registration: 06 May 2014 Inquiries can be made to prib2014 at scilifelab.se From Carsten.Daub at ki.se Wed Feb 19 09:44:59 2014 From: Carsten.Daub at ki.se (Carsten Daub) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:44:59 +0000 Subject: [SocBiN] Postdoctoral studies (scholarship): Bioinformatics for Spatial Gene Expression in Stockholm Message-ID: <1493EDC9-24E0-48F1-BEEA-EAAADCDADFA8@ki.se> Dear colleagues, We are looking for an excellent postdoc candidate: Postdoctoral studies (scholarship) in Bioinformatics for Spatial Gene Expression : Stockholm, Sweden http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/380925-postdoctoral-studies-scholarship-in-bioinformatics-for-spatial-gene-expression Project description We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher for a 2-year bioinformatics project to work with spatially resolved single-cell gene expression data. This next-gen sequencing based expression method is being developed at Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and at Karolinska Institutet (KI). The successful postdoctoral researcher will establish reference transcriptomes for a series of cell types and develop methods to classify profiles of unknown cell types. Further she/he will integrate these methods into the framework of spatially resolved single-cell expression of clinical tissue samples, aiming to develop novel diagnostics methods. The postdoctoral researcher will work in Carsten Daub?s lab (http://ki.se/bionut/daub/) at the Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Karolinska Institutet in close collaboration with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm). The Daub lab is based at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, one of the world?s leading medical universities, and is co-affiliated with the SciLifeLab, a technology center and Sweden?s largest high-throughput sequencing and proteomics facility. Where? The Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) is a collaboration between four universities in Stockholm and Uppsala: Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Uppsala University. The center combines advanced technical know-how and state-of-the-art equipment with a broad knowledge in translational medicine and molecular bioscience. SciLifeLab is a competitive center for high-throughput biosciences with platforms in genomics, comparative genetics, proteomics, bioimaging and functional genomics as well as research communities (programs) in biology, medicine and environmental sciences. Qualifications The successful candidate has a PhD in Bioinformatics, computational biology or a related field. Experience with analysis of high-throughput data is required and experience with sequencing data is a strong plus. Excellent communication skills, a proactive and constructive personality as well as fluent English speaking and writing abilities are expected. The ability to complete the assigned tasks is essential. Entry requirements Scholarships to pursue postdoctoral studies may be awarded to individuals who come from other countries with the intention of remaining in Sweden only while obtaining all or part of their education. The head of the department determines whether their previous training and scholarly qualifications correspond to a Swedish PhD or higher. Having received a salary or other remuneration from Karolinska Institutet during the past two years may be disqualifying. One requirement for receiving a scholarship for postdoctoral studies is central registration as a postdoc. Type of scholarship Karolinska Institutet awards scholarships to pursue postdoctoral studies. This educational scholarship, which is paid for a maximum of two years within five years after the receipt of a PhD or the equivalent, is tax-exempt. Application process An application must contain the following documents in English: 1.Curriculum vitae 2.A complete list of publications 3.A summary of current work (no more than one page) 4.Verification from the thesis defence committee or the equivalent (only if the thesis defence is scheduled within three months after the application deadline) From xianjun.dong.umass at gmail.com Wed Feb 19 17:52:40 2014 From: xianjun.dong.umass at gmail.com (Xianjun Dong) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:52:40 -0500 Subject: [SocBiN] Computational Biologist in Brain Research @ Harvard Medical School Message-ID: <95D91884-813A-4CF0-894F-E479C13F1DE0@gmail.com> Dear colleagues, We are looking to recruit a Computational Biologist in Brain Research - see the post below for details. If you know a strong candidate who would like to work on computational genomics of human neurodegenerative diseases in Harvard Medical School, I would be appreciated if you could pass this message to him/her. Many thanks for your help, Xianjun Dong --------------------------------------------------- Instructor, Department of Neurology Harvard Medical School Faculty of Neurology Department Brigham and Women's Hospital Tel: (+1)617-768-8691 Address: 65 Landsdowne St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Blog: http://onetipperday.blogspot.com ================================================================================== Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women?s Hospital Postdoctoral Position Available in The Neurogenomics Laboratory Computational Biologist in Brain Research The Neurogenomics Laboratory envisions and is building a future precision medicine for Parkinson?s, Huntington?s, and other neurologic diseases, where genome-wide DNA, RNA, and various regulatory information is integrated for much earlier diagnosis, personalized prognosis, tailored treatments, and response tracking. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, science-driven and experienced postdoctoral fellow to join our team to unravel how the genome functions in the human brain. The focus of this project is to answer two key questions for the future of neuroscience: How do GWAS-derived genetic risk variants cause brain disease? How can we harness this information for precision therapies? Genotyping, RNA-seq, microRNA-seq, and allele-specific gene expression analyses in >>100 human brains and biofluid samples will be performed to address this questions. See http://www.scherzerlaboratory.org/ for more background. Your tasks: By joining the bioinformatics team and working together with molecular biologists from the wet lab, the Postdoctoral Fellow will perform a variety of standard analysis, such as RNA-seq, small RNA-seq, expression Quantitative Trait Locus (eQTL), allele-specific gene expression, and advanced integrative analysis such as network and pathway analyses. Other responsibilities include: ? Develop and implement algorithms and statistical methods to analyze large-scale sequencing data ? Design and develop innovative data visualization methods to support genome analysis ? Publish and present novel research findings in academic journals and conferences ? Develop and maintain collaborations both within Harvard Medical School and also with outside researchers in academia and industry. Your qualifications: Applicants are expected to have Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree in bioinformatics, computer science, genomics, physics, or statistics. Ideal applicant should have strong programming skills in (R & (Perl | Python | C | C++ | Java)) and good knowledge in algorithms and tools development. Experience in Unix shell scripting is a big plus. Prior experience in analyzing high-throughput sequencing data (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, small RNA sequencing etc.) is preferred. Advanced usage of large biological repositories, such as UCSC Genome Browser, Ensembl is a plus. Knowledge in gene regulation is a plus. Experience in GWAS, eQTL, allele-specific gene expression is a plus. Excellent English communication skills are required. Prior experience in genetics or neurosciences is encouraged. Candidates must have a track record in publication. Furthermore, the ability to work in a team and experience in the supervision of students are an asset. This fully funded position is available for an initial one-year appointment with the possibility of extension. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please submit your application, including a statement of research interests, a biosketch, and three references to Kris Vernon at kvernon at partners.org and cc Dr. Scherzer cscherzer at partners.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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