The Department of Informatics is a vacant position as a researcher in computer science, related to Computational Biology Unit (CBU), for 3 years.

The position is part of CBU Service Group and will focus on bioinformatic analysis project and especially the analysis of high-throughput data, including NGS (sequencing), and proteomics data.

The successful candidate will be part of the Norwegian bioinformatics platform's national helpdesk within the project ELIXIR.NO

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant subject such as computer science, mathematics, molecular biology and also possess expertise and experience in bioinformatics statistics and analysis of data from high-throughput molecular experiment.

Basic programming or scripting skills are required. Experience in Python, R, Perl, Linux-based operating systems and moreover knowledge of databases and web programming will be a strength for applicants.

We expect enthusiasm and independence and moreover the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Good knowledge of English is required.

Salaries start at level 57 (code 1109/LR 24.1) by appointment. Further promotion occurs after
service seniority in the position (at grade 57-65). Of particularly highly qualified applicants may be considered a higher salary.

Further information about the position is available from the chair of the CBU,
Professor Inge Jonassen, e-mail: Inge.Jonassen @ ii.uib.no

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply at any given time the position.

State employment shall as far as possible reflect the diversity of the population. It is therefore an objective to achieve a balanced age and sex composition and the recruitment of persons with immigrant backgrounds. Persons with immigrant background are requested to apply for the position.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. If the experts find that several applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules on equal in the Personnel Regulations for Academic Positions will be applied.

University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when recruiting staff to scientific positions.

Information about the applicant may be made public even though the applicant has requested not to be named in the list of applicants. If the request does not host admitted to the result, the applicant shall be notified of this.

Send application, CV, certificates, diplomas, undergraduate work and a list of publications (list of publications) online by clicking on https://www.jobbnorge.no/jobbsoknet/login.aspx?returnurl=/jobbsoknet/jobapplication.aspx?jobid=95196

You need to upload certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language of appendices, such as diplomas and transcripts.

Applications sent by email to individuals at the institute will not be considered.

Deadline: 9 August 2013

*The journals are not listed in any ascending, descending, or impact factors oders. 

Bioinformatics 

Journal of Computational Biology

Briefings in Bioinformatics

In Silico Biology

Structure

Protein Science

Protein Engineering

Proteomics

Nucleic Acids Research

Trends in Biotechnology

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Folding and Design

Genome Biology

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Bioinformation

Journal of Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics

Journal of Structural and Functional Genomics

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Metabolic Engineering

Computers & Chemistry

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Journal of Biomedical Science

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Applied Bioinformatics

Applied Genomics and Proteomics

BMC Bioinformatics

Online Journal of Bioinformatics (OJB)

PSB On-Line Proceedings

Bioinformatics: Information Technology & Systems (BITS)

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

The EMBO Journal

Current Opinions in Structural Biology

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Nature

Nature Structural Biology

Journal of Machine Learning Research

Nature Genetics

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development

Nature Biotechnology

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetics

Nature Cell Biology

Trends in Genetics

ChemBioChem

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Journal of Molecular Modelling

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Drug Discovery Today

Others Free Online Full-text Journals

http://biopython.org/DIST/docs/tutorial/Tutorial.html

Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Two postdoctoral positions (2 years with possible extensions up to 5 years) are available immediately in the evolutionary genomics group of Henrik Kaessmann.

We are seeking highly qualified and enthusiastic applicants with strong skills in computational biology/bioinformatics, preferably also with experience in data mining and comparative or evolutionary genome analysis.

We have been interested in a range of topics related to the functional evolution of genomes from primates (e.g., the emergence of new genes and their functions) and other mammals (e.g., the origin and evolution of mammalian sex chromosomes). In the framework of a recently launched series of projects, a large amount of transcriptome and genome (e.g., epigenome) data are being produced by the wet lab unit of the group using next generation sequencing technologies for a unique collection of tissues from representative mammals and outgroup species (e.g., birds). Topics of current projects based on these data include the origins and/or evolution of protein-coding genes, alternative splicing, microRNAs, long noncoding RNAs, and dosage compensation.

The postdoctoral fellow will perform integrated evolutionary/bioinformatics analyses based on data produced in the lab and available genomic data. The specific project will be developed together with the candidate.

The language of the institute is English, and its members form an international group that is rapidly expanding. The institute is located in Lausanne, a beautiful city at Lake Geneva.

For more information on the group and our institute more generally, please refer to our website: http://www.unil.ch/cig/page7858_en.html

Please submit a CV, statement of research interest, and names of three references to: Henrik Kaessmann (Henrik.Kaessmann@unil.ch).

Webpage : http://www.unil.ch/cig/page7858.html

CRI-FEM hosts GMPF, an International PhD Program in Genomics and Molecular Physiology of Fruit Crops and Fox-Lab, an international initiative in forest and wood research.
4 positions in high throughput computational metagenomics and systems biology of natural products - deadline September 30th, 2013

To support interdisciplinary research, CRI-FEM has established the Computational Biology Centre (CBC).

The mission of CBC is to develop systems-level integrative approaches connecting genotype to phenotype with a special focus on genome-wide analyses and next generation sequencing technologies.

CRI-FEM is seeking to attract 4 high calibre scientists in the areas of high throughput computational metagenomics and systems biology of natural products.

Here below the list of the 4 positions:

http://www.fmach.it/eng/Servizi-Generali/Lavora-con-noi/Annunci-lavoro-e-borse-di-studio/Details-of-the-5-positions-in-high-throughput-computational-metagenomics-and-systems-biology-of-natural-products-deadline-September-30th-2013/Post-doc-in-Metagenomics-screening-and-characterization-of-bioactive-microbial-compounds-130_CRI_MSC

http://www.fmach.it/eng/Servizi-Generali/Lavora-con-noi/Annunci-lavoro-e-borse-di-studio/Details-of-the-5-positions-in-high-throughput-computational-metagenomics-and-systems-biology-of-natural-products-deadline-September-30th-2013/Post-doc-in-Modeling-transcriptional-control-programs-at-a-genome-wide-scale-131_CRI_TCP

http://www.fmach.it/eng/Servizi-Generali/Lavora-con-noi/Annunci-lavoro-e-borse-di-studio/Details-of-the-5-positions-in-high-throughput-computational-metagenomics-and-systems-biology-of-natural-products-deadline-September-30th-2013/Technologist-in-Purification-of-plant-bioactive-molecules-from-complex-matrixes-132_CRI_PBM

http://www.fmach.it/eng/Servizi-Generali/Lavora-con-noi/Annunci-lavoro-e-borse-di-studio/Details-of-the-5-positions-in-high-throughput-computational-metagenomics-and-systems-biology-of-natural-products-deadline-September-30th-2013/Researcher-in-Methods-for-algorithmic-and-integrative-genomics-for-metagenomics-134_CRI_AIG

For more information on the CBC or informal inquiries on the advertised positions please contact Dr Duccio Cavalieri (e-mail duccio.cavalieri@fmach.it).

Computational and systems biology: studying the interplay between network topology and biological function, disease, and evolution in molecular (e.g., protein-protein interaction) networks.

Computational chemistry: protein folding; computational drug discovery and design.

Synthetic biology.

More at http://www.cse.nd.edu/~tmilenko/index.html

University of Ibadan (UIB)­Ibadan:
There has been significant increase in the number of bioinformatics activities in Nigeria (and West Africa) since 2003 when the program was initiated by the West African Biotechnology Workshops Series (WABWS, http://www.wabw.org) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (in collaboration with  the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI, http:/www.sanbi.ac.za). Workshops  that were open to scientists from all African countries have seen a very high number of applications  from scientists based in West Africa. The encouraging desire to acquire cutting­edge skills to  computational process data and extract useful knowledge from genome projects led to the interest of  the West African Biotechnology Workshops (WABW) to develop an agenda to address the  bioinformatics skills gap among scientists in West Africa. An increased commitment from agencies  like NEPAD would be required in the provision of infrastructure to establish and sustain regional  and national networks.

University of Ilorin (UIL)­Ilorin:
The University of Ilorin was established in 1976 by the Federal Government of Nigeria.  Bioinformatics activities started at the University in February 2003 with the establishment of the  West African Bioinformatics Research Initiative (WABRI). However, progress has been rather slow  due to inadequate funding. We are mainly engaged in Bioinformatics training at the introductory  level and proteomics studies on various species of malaria parasites. Recently, we became interested  in comparative genome analysis of various species of  Plasmodium  and the comparison of  chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Other activities  and areas of interest can be seen on our website, http://www.wabri.org, although not all our  proposed interests have been fully implemented due to our level of funding.

Training:
The University of Ilorin has introduced M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Computer Science (with  options in Bioinformatics). The programme is based in the Department of Computer Science and  emphasis is on the development of algorithms to solve problems in bioinformatics. The Covenant University offers M.Sc. and Ph.D in Computer Science with option in Bioinformatics  (Computational Biology). Furthermore, through affiliated departments, the CBBM is been design to award Diploma and Degree certificates in Biotechnology.

Web sites and links: http://www.covenantuniversity.com http://www.run.edu.ng http://www.uniben.edu http://www.wabri.org http://www.wabw.org http://www.unilorin.edu.ng http://www.wabri.org http://www.asopah.org

Models and software for predicting who is at risk of carrying genetic variants that confer susceptibility to cancer. Application to breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and skin cancer.

Statistical methods for the analysis of high throughput genomic data: analysis of cancer genome sequencing projects; integration of genomic information across technologies; cross-study validation of genomics results.

Statistical methods for comparative effectiveness research: comprehensive models for lifetime history of chronic disease outcomes; Bayesian meta-analysis; Bayesian causal inference; decision analysis.

Bayesian modeling and computation: multilevel models; decision theoretic approaches to inference; sequential experimental design and their application to adaptive and multistage studies in clinical and epidemiological research.

http://bcb.dfci.harvard.edu/~gp/index.html

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OlpYP3UAAAAJ&hl=en