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La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated and enthusiastic bioinformatics researcher to work in the Exosome, Secretome and Systems Biology laboratory of Dr Suresh Mathivanan. This position is funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA, to study the role of extracellular RNA or ExRNA in intercellular communication. The successful applicant will be involved in collaborative bioinformatics research with more than 30 American Universities/Institutes. The ExRNA consortium is a multi-institute USD 17 million funded program which has 5 primary aims: to understand the biogenesis of ExRNA (vesicles and non-vesicles), to explore the use of ExRNA in biomarker research, to establish a reference profile of ExRNA in various disease conditions, to explore the role of ExRNA in therapeutic purposes and to manage the generated data through a reference portal. The bioinformatics component is critical in managing and analysing the data generated by the entire consortium. The researcher is required to contribute to the management and perform the analysis of ExRNA data. The candidate to succeed, you will possess: Experience in the analysis and modelling of data, including the capacity to integrate data from a range of sources and of uneven quality. Evidence of experience in research and of the ability to work effectively under limited supervision or independently. A record of contribution to publications, conference papers and/or reports, or professional or technical contributions which provide evidence of research potential. Completion of a doctoral degree in bioinformatics or biostatistics with a focus on transcriptomic data will be highly regarded. Preference will be given to applicants with competence in programming (JavaScript, Perl/Python), any web-based applications (PHP, ZOPE) and relational databases (MySQL). Closing date: 30 September 2013 Position Enquiries: Dr Suresh Mathivanan (s.mathivanan@latrobe.edu.au) More at http:/ | |
