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Essentials of Statistics and Data Analysis using R

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:32:12 -0500

Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA) is an extramural unit of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. CDSA has a national mandate of strengthening capacity and capability building in the area of Clinical development and Translational Research.

CDSA is pleased to announce a 4 days hands-on training program on “Essentials of Statistics and Data Analysis using R” at ICGEB, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi on December 1 – 4, 2015. This will involve developing and enhancing skills to understand basic principles of statistics for summarizing data and use of appropriate statistical tests as well as providing an understanding of data analysis using R. Didactic lectures with practical sessions will be delivered by experienced faculties from AIIMS and Novartis. Live classroom with power point presentations, case studies, mock exercise, practical sessions on R, group work with time for discussion and Q&A sessions are added advantages of this workshop.

Please contact gayatrivishwakarma.cdsa@thsti.res.in or vineetabaloni.cdsa@thsti.res.in for program and registration details.

Please nominate personage or register yourself on or before November 6, 2015 along with the electronic transfer of registration fee.

Bioinformatics Training Fellowship !!

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:02:25 -0500

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for six months ‘Training Fellowship’ in Bioinformatics under the BTISNET program of DBT in the Distributed Information Sub center (DISC) facility at NIPGR, New Delhi, under the supervision of Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, Scientist, NIPGR.

Project Title No. of post(s) Designation Stipend in Tenure Start End
Establishment of Distributed Information Sub-Centre (DISC) 02 Trainee Fellow / Student Fellow 5,000/- p.m Six months 01/01/2016 30/06/2016

Essential Qualification:

Traineeship: Candidate having B.Tech or Master Degree or equivalent in Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with strong interest in Computational Biology and First class/ division throughout academic career may apply.

Studentship: Students currently pursuing the final year of B.Tech or Masters Degree or equivalent in Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology, requiring a thesis as a necessary pre-requisite for completion of respective degree and First class/ division throughout academic career may apply.

Desirable Qualification: Proficiency in Coding Algorithms and Bioinformatics Applications, evidenced by short trainings or computing courses.

The positions are purely temporary and co-terminus with the tenure of the training period as mentioned above. NIPGR reserves the right to select the candidate against the above fellowship depending upon the qualification and experience of the candidate. Reservations shall be as per Govt. of India norms. The applicants will have no claim implicit or explicit for consideration against any regular position of DISC/NIPGR.

Eligible candidates may apply online application form available

at http://www.nipgr.res.in/discform.html within 15 days from the date of

advertisement.Applications received through any other mode will be disqualified outright.

More at http://www.nipgr.res.in/discform.html

Research Associate Bioinformatician @ University of Bristol

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 05:46:29 -0500

This 0.5 fte role will have specific responsibility for the bioinformatic side of a Health Innovation Challenged Fund (HICF) research project investigating the application of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies to the analysis of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) in childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing an analysis pipeline primarily to fit with the clinical need, but with the capacity to answer innovative research questions.

For informal enquiries please contact Anne Walsh via email: anne.walsh@bristol.ac.uk.

Apply at http://www.bris.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=3639&nPostingTargetID=13346&option=28&sort=DESC&respnr=1&ID=Q50FK026203F3VBQBV7V77V83&JobNum=ACAD101624&Resultsperpage=10&lg=UK&mask=uobext

Junior Bioinformatic position

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 05:35:28 -0500

Junior Bioinformatic position in the laboratory of Inflammation and immunology in cardiovascular pathologies at Humanitas:

We are seeking a highly motivated young PhD student with strong interest in high throughput data analysis.
Detailed descriptions of our recent research activities may be found here:
http://www.humanitas-research.org/condorelli-gianluigi-md-phd/

Position is available starting from October/November. A probationary period of one month will be required.

Please send a CV along with a cover letter stating the reasons for applying and contact details of one or more referees to Dr. Paolo Kunderfranco (paolo.kunderfranco@humanitasresearch.it).

JRF Position – International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:44:46 -0500

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics

Junior Research Fellowship Position

Applications are invited for one JRF position in the following DAE sponsored project.

Title of the project: Insight into the Structure–Function Relationships of Chemically Modified Nucleic Acids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study.

The above project involves theoretical modelling and simulations on chemically modified nucleic acids to investigate their structures, dynamics and thermodynamic stabilities.

Desired qualification: M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Bioinformatics; GATE/UGC-CSIR NET qualification.

To apply: Send detailed curriculum vitae by e-mail to the following address on or before 31 August 2015: Prof. U. Deva Priyakumar (devalab@iiit.ac.in), CCNSB, IIIT-H, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032.