From alvarani at gmail.com Thu Mar 3 22:36:26 2016 From: alvarani at gmail.com (alva james) Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 22:36:26 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Fwd: Bioinformatics Developer In-Reply-To: <3E4CB71B091E3645B2C489B3A70B029EF1C83DD765@SBS2008.pr.local> References: <3E4CB71B091E3645B2C489B3A70B029EF1C83DD765@SBS2008.pr.local> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Jade Page* Date: Thursday, 3 March 2016 Subject: Bioinformatics Developer To: "alvarani at gmail.com" Dear Alva, I hope you are doing well! I was wondering if you would mind sharing this opportunity within your network? We are hoping to have some applications by next week, and I thought you might know someone who is interested. We are offering a passionate bioinformatics developer to join a team based in Oxfordshire, UK. This position is permanent and will have involvement in designing and implementing tools and pipelines to validate and provide analysis of data produced by the internal device. We would love to hear from those with experience working in bioinformatics, sequence analysis, and who are educated to degree level in Bioinformatics. You should also have a background developing/testing tools and pipelines for database driven applications. Strong knowledge of Python (or other language) is essential, in addition to desirable skills in Git, MongoDB, JavaScript, MYSQL and AWS. To compensate your work, a fantastic range of benefits including bonus, pension and a competitive salary are on offer. I am available to discuss most days next week if you would like to contact me for more information. I am looking forward to hearing from you or your friends. Enjoy your evening! Kind Regards, Jade Page Team Leader Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Epidemiology AIRP – Affiliate of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals Direct line: +44 (0)121 616 3472 E-mail: *jade.page at paramountrecruitment.co.uk * Web: www.paramountrecruitment.co.uk Paramount Recruitment Ltd 3rd Floor No. 5 Lower Temple Street Birmingham B2 4JD ******************************************************************************************************************************************* Company Registration Number – 4634587 Place of Registration - Companies House, Cardiff ******************************************************************************************************************************************* This email transmission is confidential and intended for the person or organisation it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute, or disseminate the information, open any attachment, or take any action in reliance of it. 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The Center comprises a wide range of expertise and resources including proteomics, protein production, bioinformatics and general characterization of disease mechanisms. The Programme for Disease Systems Biology consists of two research groups covering many systems level aspects of biology and medicine, including the integration of molecular-level data and healthcare data, for example laboratory test data and biomedical texts. *Responsibilities and tasks* The Translational Disease Systems Biology group ( www.cpr.ku.dk/research/disease-systems-biology/brunak/) led by Søren Brunak focuses on establishing early competitive advantage in disease-relevant computational analysis across the general areas of bioinformatics, chemoinformatics, systems biology and medical informatics. The work will include publicly available prediction server construction, as well as programmatic access to remote resources. Specifically, the tasks will include further development of existing server side environment for SOAP Web Services. The successful candidate will be aiding scientific staff in developing efficient software and algorithmic methods as well as improving the overall computer infrastructure and services in disease-related applications. The candidate will be developing, implementing and optimizing data integration methods. *Qualifications* Candidates for the positions will have following qualifications: - Fluency in Perl - Strong background in SOAP and REST Web Services - Fluency in English, spoken and written - Optional background in life sciences and/or bioinformatics Start date: Spring 2016. The Translational Disease Systems Biology group is highly multidisciplinary and collaborates with many other research groups nationally and internationally. Strong networking and team player skills are therefore preferred. As the candidate may run several projects in parallel, strong organizational skills and the ability to keep an overview are important. *Place of employment and work* The employment is at CPR (www.cpr.ku.dk), University of Copenhagen, located in central Copenhagen. The research environment at CPR is ambitious and international, with approx. 30 different nationalities currently represented. The Center comprises modern laboratories, supercomputer resources and state-of-the-art facilities within protein science. Seminars with high-profile international speakers and regular internal research seminars are organized at the Center. The selected candidate should expect some travel activity. For more information on working and living in Denmark visit www.ism.ku.dk (International staff mobility) and www.workingconditions.ku.dk. *Terms of salary and employment* The positions will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Government and PROSA (association for organized IT Professionals) in salary group 3.1. or in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Government and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The agreement will be depending on the candidate’s background. To the salary is added a monthly contribution to a pension fund according to the collective agreement, and a supplement could be negotiated, dependent on the candidate’s experiences and qualifications. The working hours are 37 hours per week and the employment is permanent. * Application procedure* Your application should be submitted electronically by clicking 'Apply now' below or via this advertisement found on http://employment.ku.dk/staff/. Your application should include the following documents: 1. Motivated letter of application 2. Curriculum vitae, incl. education and experience 3. Copy of diplomas/degree certificate(s) *Deadline for application: March 28, 2016* For further information about the position or the process, please contact CPR: jobs at cpr.ku.dk CPR and the University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. *APPLY NOW * *Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. 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Aalto University and University of Helsinki, the two leading universities in Finland within computer science and information technology, are looking for several researchers in Computer Science. For a detailed list of the research areas please visit: https://www.hiit.fi/openpositions/details-available-positions-computer-science For the full call text and information about the application process please visit http://www.aalto.fi/fi/about/careers/jobs/view/668/ The deadline for sending the application is April 1, 2016, at 2pm Finnish time. From Inge.Jonassen at ii.uib.no Fri Mar 11 08:54:51 2016 From: Inge.Jonassen at ii.uib.no (Inge Jonassen) Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:54:51 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Post-doc and PhD student positions in Bergen Message-ID: <0E2ABE58-8E0E-4AE9-9CF2-8794980D79B6@ii.uib.no> Dear all, at the Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen we have one post-doc and two PhD student openings. Applicants interested in working with us at the Computational Biology Unit are very welcome to contact us and to apply for these positions!! We can offer challenging and interesting projects, a highly stimulating and friendly work environment, in the center of a very nice city. The PhD students will be affiliated with the new national PhD school in bioinformatics and biostatistics ( www.norbis.no ) - lead from the CBU. Please contact us to discuss possible projects etc. More about the positions: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/122667/research-fellows-phd-candidates-in-informatics-computer-science-2-positions?p=1&reset=1 https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/123227/postdoctoral-fellow-in-informatics Inge Inge Jonassen, Prof PhD Head of Node, Elixir Norway Computational Biology Unit Department of Informatics University of Bergen HiB N5020 Bergen Norway Inge.Jonassen at uib.no -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more information contact me directly or check http://bioinfo.se/ Yours Arne ----------------------------------------- Arne Elofsson Science for Life Laboratory Tel:+46-(0)852481531 Stockholm University http://bioinfo.se/ Box 1031, Email: arne at bioinfo.se 17121 Solna, Sweden Twitter: https://twitter.com/arneelof Scholar: http://scholar.google.se/citations?user=s3OCM3AAAAAJ ORCID: 0000-0002-7115-9751 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcela.davila at gu.se Wed Mar 16 15:30:30 2016 From: marcela.davila at gu.se (Marcela Davila Lopez) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:30:30 +0000 Subject: [SocBiN] Postdoctoral fellow in Bioinformatic Message-ID: Specific subject description Bioinformatics analysis of data generated from translational stroke research focusing on hemostasis and other genetic projects. Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, 2 years Extent: 100 % Location: Institute of Biomedicine, Gothenburg Closing date 2016-04-05 http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/announcements-in-the-job-application-portal/?languageId=0&disableRedirect=true&id=19144&Dnr=749817&Type=E Marcela Dávila Bioinformatics Core Facility The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg Visiting address: Medicinaregatan 3B www.bioinformatics.cf.gu.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andersson.robin at gmail.com Thu Mar 17 08:53:01 2016 From: andersson.robin at gmail.com (Robin Andersson) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:53:01 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Invitation to the 2nd Annual Danish Bioinformatics Conference, Aug 25-26, 2016 Message-ID: <367FFB4B-B0B0-484F-A66C-C14CB650FF81@gmail.com> Dear colleagues, ELIXIR Denmark is sponsoring and organising the 2nd Annual Danish Bioinformatics Conference, to be held on August 25-26, 2016, in Odense, Denmark. The two-day meeting provides attendees with opportunities to share and discuss their latest findings, and learn about the newest national and international developments within computational proteomics, machine learning in bioinformatics, network biology in disease, non-coding RNA bioinformatics, population genetics and evolution, and transcriptomics and transcriptional regulation. The following speakers already confirmed their participation: Anaïs Baudot, CNRS, France Anders Krogh, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark (DK) Anton Petrov, EMBL-EBI, United Kingdom Bruce Shapiro, NIH/NCI, USA Robert Young, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Jürgen Cox, Max Planck Society, Germany Lennart Martens, University of Gent, Belgium Martin Simonsen, QIAGEN, DK Peter Løngreen, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), DK Rute Fonseca, UCPH, DK Søren Brunak, DTU, UCPH, and RegionH, DK Jon Ison, DTU, DK Peter Løngreen, DTU, DK Mikkel H. Schierup, Aarhus University, DK Relevant information and key deadlines: • Details regarding registration and accommodation—and conference programme, still not final—may be accessed via the ELIXIR Denmark website (http://www.elixir- denmark.org/); • Students (incl. PhD studens), members of the programme comittee, invited key note speakers and ELIXIR Steering Group members may register free of charge, while for non-students the registration fee is 1,200.00 DKK (excl. VAT). The fee covers catering, dinner and social activities; • Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable; • Registration deadline: August 10, 2016; • You are invited to submit an abstract for the poster sessions. All abstract submissions must be received on or before August 10, 2016; • However, among the abstracts received on or before May 1, 2016, some will be selected for 15-minutes oral presentations; • The winner of the best poster will be announced during the meeting closure; • Poster board size: 95 x 240 cm; • To ensure that you have a hotel near the event, please register and book your accommodation via the registration site by 1 May 2016, as there is a limited number of pre-booked hotels: Hotel Ansgar, City Hotel Odense, Radisson Blue HC and Hotel Windsor. For any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact: Myhanh Nguyen (myng at bio.dtu.dk ). Kind regards, ELIXIR Denmark Steering Group: Anders Krogh, Professor, UCPH, DK Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Aarhus University (AU), DK Jan Gorodkin, Professor, UCPH, DK Mikkel Heide Schierup, Professor, AU, DK Ole Nørregaard Jensen, Professor, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), DK Søren Brunak, Professor, Head of ELIXIR Denmark, DTU, UCPH, and RegionH, DK Conference Programme Committee: Bent Petersen, Associate professor, DTU, DK Ida Moltke, Assistant professor, UCPH, DK Kasper Munch Terkelsen, Assistant professor, AU, DK Kirstine Belling, Associate professor, UCPH, DK Robin Andersson, Assistant professor, UCPH, DK Stefan Seemann, Assistant professor, UCPH, DK Søren Besenbacher, Postdoc, AU, DK Veit Schwämmle, Assistant professor, SDU, DK Vivi Gregersen, Postdoc, AU, DK Sponsored by: -- Robin Andersson, PhD Assistant professor, group leader The Bioinformatics Centre Department of Biology University of Copenhagen Ole Maaloes Vej 5 DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark http://anderssonlab.org Twitter: @robin_andersson Skype: andersson.robin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The position is part of a large research project ”dCod 1.0: decoding systems toxicology of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) – environmental genomics for ecosystem quality monitoring and risk assessment” - including collaboration with both experimental biological research groups and with mathematical groups exploring new methods for systems biology modeling. The project is linked with the Digital Life Norway research centre. We seek a talented and dedicated candidate - who will have great opportunities through this project. For more information, and also to apply your application go to https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/123583/postdoctoral-fellow-in-bioinformatics-and-systems-biology Also feel free to contact me for more information! Inge Jonassen, Prof PhD Head of Node, Elixir Norway Computational Biology Unit Department of Informatics University of Bergen HiB N5020 Bergen Norway Inge.Jonassen at uib.no From nicosia at dmi.unict.it Mon Mar 21 09:20:43 2016 From: nicosia at dmi.unict.it (Giuseppe Nicosia) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:20:43 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] MOD 2016 CfP - Paper Submission Deadline is Approaching - 2nd Int. Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization & big Data - Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2016 Message-ID: <7D9E41D6-DF83-4A32-B90D-417B18D16D11@dmi.unict.it> [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement] [Please kindly help forward it to potentially interested attendees] 2nd International Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization and big Data - MOD 2016 An Interdisciplinary Workshop: Machine Learning, Optimization and Data Science without Borders, Volterra (Pisa) - Tuscany, August 26-29, 2016 http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ modworkshop2016 at gmail.com CALL FOR PAPERS Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2016 http://www.taosciences.it/mod/call-for-papers/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS + Nello Cristianini, Bristol University, UK + George Michailidis, University of Florida, USA + Stephen H. Muggleton, Imperial College London, UK + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA POST-PROCEEDINGS by Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Springer JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE Computational Optimization and Applications Journal - Springer INDUSTRIAL PANEL + Adam Gibson, Data Scientist and co-founder at Skymind, San Francisco, USA - TBC + Giovanni Giuffrida, CEO and co-founder at Neodata Group, Italy + Andy Petrella, Data Scientist and co-founder at Data Fellas, Liège, Belgium - TBC + Daniele Quercia, Head of Social Dynamics group at Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK + Fabrizio Silvestri, Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo London, UK TUTORIALS + Title TBA, Davide Anguita,DIBRIS – Polytechnic School – University of Genova, Italy + “Information Geometry: Applications in Machine Learning and Stochastic Optimization”, Luigi Malaga, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan SPECIAL SESSIONS + Deep Learning: Theory, Architectures, Algorithms and Applications + Data-driven Algorithmics – Data for informed decisions + Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms The MOD 2016 workshop will consist of four days of workshop sessions and special sessions. We invite submissions of papers, abstracts and posters on all topics related to Machine learning, Optimization and Big Data including real-world applications for the workshop proceedings. MOD 2016 Types of Submissions When submitting a paper to MOD 2016, authors are required to select one of the following four types of papers: + Long paper: original novel and unpublished work (max. 12 pages in Springer LNCS format); + Short paper: an extended abstract of novel work (max. 4 pages); + Work for oral presentation only (no page restriction; any format). For example, work already published elsewhere, which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop; + Work for poster presentation only. The poster format for the presentation is A0 (118.9 cm high and 84.1 cm wide, respectively 46.8 x 33.1 inch). For research work which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop. MOD 2016 Post-Proceedings All accepted long papers will be published in a volume of the series 'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' from Springer after the Workshop. Instructions for preparing and submitting the final versions (camera-ready papers) of all accepted papers will be available later on. All the other papers (short papers, abstract of the oral presentations, poster presentations) will be published on the MOD 2016 web site. Journal Special Issue on Computational Optimization and Applications Journal The top 8-10 accepted articles will have the opportunity to publish a revised and expanded version of their conference paper in the Computational Optimization and Applications Journal – Springer. MOD 2016 Submission System All papers must be submitted using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016 The deadline is March 31, 2016 Important Dates for the MOD 2016 Post-Proceedings + Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2016 + Decision Notification to Authors: May 1st, 2016 + Camera Ready Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2016 + Deadline for early Registration as Presenting Author: June 1st, 2016 + Late registration: June 2 – August 29, 2016 + On-Site registration: August 26-29, 2016 + MOD 2016 Workshop: August 26-29, 2016 MOD 2016 Program Committee The current MOD 2016 Program Committee includes 300+ confirmed Program Committee members: http://www.taosciences.it/mod/program-committee/ Any questions regarding the submission process can be sent to workshop organizers: modworkshop2016 at gmail.com We look forward to seeing you in Tuscany! Giovanni Giuffrida, Giuseppe Nicosia & Panos Pardalos - MOD 2016 Chairs. http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ modworkshop2016 at gmail.com MOD 2015 Edition: http://www.taosciences.it/mod-2015/MOD 2015 MOD 2015 Keynote Speakers: Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota, USA Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA Tomaso Poggio, MIT, USA -- Giuseppe Nicosia, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Dept of Mathematics & Computer Science University of Catania Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy P +39 095 7383048 nicosia at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/nicosia ================================================================== 3rd International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School - SSBSS 2016 * Biology meets Computer Science & Engineering * July 8-14, 2016 - Volterra (Pisa), Tuscany, Italy http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/ ================================================================== 2nd International Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization & big Data - MOD 2016 August 26-29, 2016 - Volterra (Pisa), Tuscany, Italy http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ ================================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicosia at dmi.unict.it Mon Mar 21 09:20:43 2016 From: nicosia at dmi.unict.it (Giuseppe Nicosia) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:20:43 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] MOD 2016 CfP - Paper Submission Deadline is Approaching - 2nd Int. Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization & big Data - Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2016 Message-ID: <7D9E41D6-DF83-4A32-B90D-417B18D16D11@dmi.unict.it> [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement] [Please kindly help forward it to potentially interested attendees] 2nd International Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization and big Data - MOD 2016 An Interdisciplinary Workshop: Machine Learning, Optimization and Data Science without Borders, Volterra (Pisa) - Tuscany, August 26-29, 2016 http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ modworkshop2016 at gmail.com CALL FOR PAPERS Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2016 http://www.taosciences.it/mod/call-for-papers/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS + Nello Cristianini, Bristol University, UK + George Michailidis, University of Florida, USA + Stephen H. Muggleton, Imperial College London, UK + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA POST-PROCEEDINGS by Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Springer JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE Computational Optimization and Applications Journal - Springer INDUSTRIAL PANEL + Adam Gibson, Data Scientist and co-founder at Skymind, San Francisco, USA - TBC + Giovanni Giuffrida, CEO and co-founder at Neodata Group, Italy + Andy Petrella, Data Scientist and co-founder at Data Fellas, Liège, Belgium - TBC + Daniele Quercia, Head of Social Dynamics group at Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK + Fabrizio Silvestri, Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo London, UK TUTORIALS + Title TBA, Davide Anguita,DIBRIS – Polytechnic School – University of Genova, Italy + “Information Geometry: Applications in Machine Learning and Stochastic Optimization”, Luigi Malaga, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan SPECIAL SESSIONS + Deep Learning: Theory, Architectures, Algorithms and Applications + Data-driven Algorithmics – Data for informed decisions + Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms The MOD 2016 workshop will consist of four days of workshop sessions and special sessions. We invite submissions of papers, abstracts and posters on all topics related to Machine learning, Optimization and Big Data including real-world applications for the workshop proceedings. MOD 2016 Types of Submissions When submitting a paper to MOD 2016, authors are required to select one of the following four types of papers: + Long paper: original novel and unpublished work (max. 12 pages in Springer LNCS format); + Short paper: an extended abstract of novel work (max. 4 pages); + Work for oral presentation only (no page restriction; any format). For example, work already published elsewhere, which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop; + Work for poster presentation only. The poster format for the presentation is A0 (118.9 cm high and 84.1 cm wide, respectively 46.8 x 33.1 inch). For research work which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop. MOD 2016 Post-Proceedings All accepted long papers will be published in a volume of the series 'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' from Springer after the Workshop. Instructions for preparing and submitting the final versions (camera-ready papers) of all accepted papers will be available later on. All the other papers (short papers, abstract of the oral presentations, poster presentations) will be published on the MOD 2016 web site. Journal Special Issue on Computational Optimization and Applications Journal The top 8-10 accepted articles will have the opportunity to publish a revised and expanded version of their conference paper in the Computational Optimization and Applications Journal – Springer. MOD 2016 Submission System All papers must be submitted using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016 The deadline is March 31, 2016 Important Dates for the MOD 2016 Post-Proceedings + Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2016 + Decision Notification to Authors: May 1st, 2016 + Camera Ready Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2016 + Deadline for early Registration as Presenting Author: June 1st, 2016 + Late registration: June 2 – August 29, 2016 + On-Site registration: August 26-29, 2016 + MOD 2016 Workshop: August 26-29, 2016 MOD 2016 Program Committee The current MOD 2016 Program Committee includes 300+ confirmed Program Committee members: http://www.taosciences.it/mod/program-committee/ Any questions regarding the submission process can be sent to workshop organizers: modworkshop2016 at gmail.com We look forward to seeing you in Tuscany! Giovanni Giuffrida, Giuseppe Nicosia & Panos Pardalos - MOD 2016 Chairs. http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ modworkshop2016 at gmail.com MOD 2015 Edition: http://www.taosciences.it/mod-2015/MOD 2015 MOD 2015 Keynote Speakers: Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota, USA Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA Tomaso Poggio, MIT, USA -- Giuseppe Nicosia, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Dept of Mathematics & Computer Science University of Catania Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy P +39 095 7383048 nicosia at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/nicosia ================================================================== 3rd International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School - SSBSS 2016 * Biology meets Computer Science & Engineering * July 8-14, 2016 - Volterra (Pisa), Tuscany, Italy http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/ ================================================================== 2nd International Workshop on Machine learning, Optimization & big Data - MOD 2016 August 26-29, 2016 - Volterra (Pisa), Tuscany, Italy http://www.taosciences.it/mod/ ================================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krogh at binf.ku.dk Wed Mar 23 07:54:27 2016 From: krogh at binf.ku.dk (Anders Krogh) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:54:27 +0100 Subject: [SocBiN] Postdoc position in bioinformatics Message-ID: I am looking for a postdoc in bioinformatics of post-transciptional regulation, see http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=806245 Please forward to possible candidates. Please tweet. Best wishes, - Anders -- Anders Krogh Professor krogh at binf.ku.dk - The Bioinformatics Centre Dept of Biology, University of Copenhagen Ole Maaloes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark Ph. +45 3532 1329 Dept +45 3532 3710 www.binf.ku.dk From torognes at ifi.uio.no Tue Mar 29 13:15:59 2016 From: torognes at ifi.uio.no (=?utf-8?Q?Torbj=C3=B8rn_Rognes?=) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:15:59 +0200 Subject: [SocBiN] Six PhD research fellowship in Informatics, including bioinformatics Message-ID: <562165A4-F31C-4FB7-8DAB-536E588C866D@ifi.uio.no> Dear all, Six PhD research fellowships in informatics, including one potential bioinformatics project, are available at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway. Closing date for applications: 15 April 2016. For further details please see the advertisement: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1597233/64290 The bioinformatics project “Algorithms and data structures for efficient and parallel computations on genomic coordinates derived from biomolecular data” is described here: http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/doctoral-degree/six-phd-research-fellowships-in-informatics/projects/bio-project.pdf Best wishes Torbjørn Rognes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prash at bioclues.org Tue Mar 29 07:38:37 2016 From: prash at bioclues.org (Prash) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:38:37 +0200 Subject: [SocBiN] Four Positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Message-ID: Apologies for crosspost, if any. Courtesy of Haja through AngenMap ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT TWO PHD, POSTDOC AND BIOINFORMATICIAN POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- The Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics and Systems Biology (AQS) Group at the Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND), University of Copenhagen is offering two PhD positions, one postdoc and one technical officer (bioinformatics) position in the FeedOMICS project commencing 1 July 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. FeedOMICS is an acronym for project titled: Systems Genomics, Transcriptomics and Metabolomics approaches for simultaneous improvement of feed efficiency and production in Danish pigs. Project description: ----------------------- The FeedOMICS project is aimed at understanding and utilizing multi-omic molecular biology information in genomic selection and breeding for Feed Efficiency (FE) in pigs. FE defined in terms of FCR or RFI had been a central focus of the pig breeding programs but in recent years there is a renewed interest to identify and utilize the genes/variants/QTLs with functional effects in an improved version of genomic prediction. FeedOMICS project conducts multi-omics experiments using high-density SNP genotyping, RRBS, RNA-Seq and NMR technologies to profile genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic variations in pigs with different genetic merit (genomic breeding values) for FE in an intensive experimental setting. This project involves extensive biological sampling in experimental farm and slaughter house and processing of samples in labs. Project will utilize multi-omic high-throughput datasets originating from these experimental pigs; investigate multi-omic data integration methods, joint modelling, analyses and inferences. The project aims to provide systems level understanding of biology of FE, to deliver testable genetic-, epigenetic-, bio- and metabolite- markers for FE and to improve genomic prediction/selection methods for FE given the genetic architecture and biological information. Quantitative-molecular genetics, bioinformatics, bio-statistics and integrative systems biology will form a core part of this research project. This project is funded by The Danish Council for Independent Research - Technology and Production Sciences (DFF-FTP) with co-funding from University of Copenhagen for 3 years (total grant size of ~ 8.5 million Danish Kroner or ~ 1.3 M US$). The overall project director is Professor Haja Kadarmideen. Placement of Positions and Contacts: --------------------------------------------- Two PhD positions are for 3 years each. Although both PhD positions are within the same FeedOMICS project, one PhD will be placed within AQS group (under the supervision of Prof. Haja Kadarmideen, Email: hajak at sund.ku.dk) and the other PhD will be placed within BioStatistics group (under the supervision of Prof. Claus Thorn Ekstrm, Email: ekstrom at sund.ku.dk). Postdoc and technical officer (bioinformatics expert with some wet lab skills) positions are from 2 to 3 years and are placed within AQS group under the direct supervision of Prof. Haja Kadarmideen Furthermore, FeedOMICS project has informal collaboration with the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK (Dr. Tom Michoel) and University of Bologna, Italy (Prof. Luca Fontanesi) and allows PhD students and postdoc a short research stay at these places to gain experience. Information about the AQS research group can be found at www.qsg.dk, about the department at http://iph.ku.dk/english/. Information about the BioStatistics research group can be found at http://publichealth.ku.dk/sections/biostatistics/. Information about the faculty is at: http://healthsciences.ku.dk/home/ and the University of Copenhagen is at: http://www.ku.dk/english. PhD Applications: -------------------- Job description, key criteria for the assessment of candidates and complete application procedures for one PhD position within AQS group is available at this link: http://jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=809088. The deadline for applications for this PhD position is: 15 April 2016. Applications received later than this date will not be considered. For other PhD position, contact Prof. Claus Thorn Ekstrm (Email: ekstrom at sund.ku.dk) by sending your CVs, list of publications and degree cerficates. Postdoc and Bioinformatician Applications: --------------------------------------------------- For these positions within AQS group, please send your CVs, list of publications, degree certificates and 2 reference letters to Gilda Kischinovsky (gk at sund.ku.dk), Project coordinator at the AQS Group by the deadline of 15 May 2016 for informal pre-screens and feedback. There will be a formal web link in the near future where all information will be available for formally applying for these positions. Only applications made via online portal will be formally processed. Salary and benefits: ----------------------- Salary and benefits are very internationally competitive for academic and technical staff. Salary and other terms and conditions of appointment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant professional organizations. The position is covered by the Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities 2013. For information about all positions, please contact the main principal investigator of FeedOMICS: Professor Haja Kadarmideen (hajak at sund.ku.dk) General information about PhD programs at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is available at the Graduate School's website: http://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/guidelines/ Foreign applicants may find the following links useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility). Information about staying and studying/working in Denmark is here: https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en- us/coming_to_dk/Phd.htm The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background. ---------------------------------------------------------- Professor Haja Kadarmideen Group Leader - Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics & Systems Biology (AQS) Director, BioChild & GIFT Consortiums IPH-SUND, University of Copenhagen DENMARK DIR: +45 35333577 www.qsg.dk ; www.biochild.ku.dk ; www.gift.ku.dk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -o NRSP8 National Animal Genome Research Program - Supported by USDA/NIFA -o http://www.animalgenome.org | Help desk: bioinfo-team at animalgenome.org -o Unsubscribe: email "unsubscribe" to: angenmap-request at animalgenome.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: