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Two postdoc positions to study multiscale genome evolution and cephalopod gene regulation (University of Vienna, Austria)

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:45:16 -0600

Vienna Biocenter are seeking two postdoctoral researchers to join our team and work on the ERC funded project "METASCALE: Modes of genome evolution during major metazoan transitions". The task of both positions will be to study co-evolutionary trends within animal genomes and their association with the emergence of new gene regulation. Our group employs methods of comparative and regulatory genomics to study the regulatory impact of transitions in animal genome architecture. More recently, we have identified a major genome reorganization in the "smart" coleoid cephalopod molluscs (squid, octopus, cuttlefish) that, together with other genomic changes, potentially comprises a unique path or mode of genome evolution among animals. We are thus interested in quantifying these modes of genome evolution across all available animal genomes and to test whether their shifts are associated with the emergence of novel regulation (e.g., in cephalopods). One of our main model species is the Hawaiian bobtail squid species Euprymna scolopes. The tasks of the two candidates will be complimentary and highly collaborative with one position focusing on comparative genomics analyses across all metazoans and the other position on regulatory genomics in the squid. A solid background in in bioinformatics and comparative genomics is highly desired for the first position, whereas the second position will benefit from experience in molecular and regulatory genomics methods such as HiC, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq or single cell transcriptomics.

The postdocs will join an international group and network of researchers at the University of Vienna studying a diverse range of species and questions in molecular evolution, development, morphology and genomics. Our group is also part of the large evolVienna network of more than 50 evolutionary biology labs in Vienna, across several universities and research institutes. Our Faculty will be relocating to a new campus at the Vienna Biocenter in summer 2021 (https://biologiezentrum.univie.ac.at/en/). Vienna is a vibrant historic European capital with a high QOL. Information about postdoctoral salaries in Austria can be found on this webpage: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs/

Earliest start date will be after July 2021. Initial term of employment is for two years with the possibility of extension. Remote working, at least initially, is a possibility.

Requirements:
- PhD degree or equivalent by the start date
- Publishing record in peer-reviewed journals or evidence thereof
- At least 2 letters of support

Applications including a letter of motivation should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/job-center/,
job reference number 11615).

Application deadline: January 15th 2021.
Application link: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ebewerbung

Project Fellow @ Alagappa University

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:24:13 -0500

Advertisement for the post of project Fellow in UGC project

Project Fellow – One Post

Duration: Three Years

Fellowship : Rs.14, 000/- per month + HRA

Walk-in-interview: 16th Sept, 2013 at 10.00 am

Venue : Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University

Eligible candidates can attend walk in interview for the post of Project Fellow in UGC supported project entitled “Shape and chemical feature based 3D- Pharmacophore Model generation, Virtual Screening and MESP studies to identify Potential Leads for Antifungal Azoles”

Interested candidates may apply to Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Principal Investigator, Department of Bioinformatics, Karaikudi with their Curriculum Vitae along with the copies of the certificates in proof of their educational qualification and experience at skysanjeev@gmail.com

Qualification:

PG Degree in Bioinformatics / Chemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology / Biophysics / Biochemistry / Life Sciences/ Pharmacy with minimum of 55% marks in the PG examinations

Desirable:

Research experience in Molecular modeling and CADD will be given preference. UGC-NET/ CSIR-JRF qualified candidates will get preference.

The posts are purely on temporary basis. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

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Bioinformatics in Africa:- Part 1

BioStar — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:04:01 -0600

The Institut Pasteur de Côte d’Ivoire was created by the N°72511 law of July 27th, 1972 under the Presidency of his Excellency Felix Houphouët Boigny and Professor Jacques Monod, then Leading of the Pasteur institute of Paris.

The objectives of the Bioinformatics pole are:

• Encourage the access to innovations in research and the best exploitation of research data management.

• Develop the critical spirit of the researchers around their axis of research.

• Bring an active help to the improvement of the public health while having for constant worries to feed it by research and the innovation.

• Start training researchers to use bioinformatics as an indispensable tool to research.

• Encourage interdisciplinary creating a network of scientific information available to the researchers of the institute and partners

Longterm training activities:

• To integrate the bioinformatics in the training programs of academic scientists.

• Development of West Africa Centre training in bioinformatics and genome data analysis.

Shortterm training activities:

The IPCI will organize in the month of May 2007 a yearly regional course of initiation and using genome data analysis with the participation of the Centre Biotechnologique de Sfax, Tunisia (Pr Ahmed Rebaï, Department of bioinformatics).

More at https://www.pasteur.ci/

Bioinformatics in Africa: Part5 - Nigeria

BioStar — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:13:47 -0600

Covenant University (CU)Ota:
Covenant University (with her enriching and growing stateoftheart laboratories in the area of science and technology, arts, business and social sciences) is presently the Best University in Nigeria (Private University category), based on the recent overall rating just concluded by the Nigeria University Commission (NUC). Recently, Covenant University has initiated the establishment of a Centre for Applied Biotech, BioInformatics and Microbiology (CBBM) to be situated at the University. The institute has been designed to be a PublicPrivate Partnership for a productive synergy b/w Academia, Industry and Government. The whole concept is still evolving and more details will be release soon. As regards CBBM, a dedicated computing lab is in plan, but even our computing capacity is presently enormous. In the department of Computer and Information Sciences, we have more than 250 Pentium 4 PCs set aside for teaching and research purposes. Furthermore, we have several moderate speed PCs at the Postgraduate research lab and our engineering departments and units. Our wet lab facilities is presently minimal (basic for teaching), the Centre requirement as it touches the wetlaboratories is also set to upgrade this to basic tools expected at an international centre of learning.

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

RA Bioinformatics at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:40:18 -0500

Opportunities available at Institute of Medical Genetics & Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

1) Senior Research Fellow under ICMR Project: M.Sc. (Life Sciences) with 2 years of experience (preferable in the field of Bioinformatics) or MBBS Degree.

2) Research Associate under ICMR Project: . Ph.D.(Life Science/Biotechnology/Bioinformatics) or equivalent degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after M.Tech with at least one research paper in science Citation Indexed (SCI) Journal.
Work experience in the area of Human genomics/Next Generation Sequencing data analysis/Big data genomics would be preferred.
Application link:

https://sgrh.com/joblist

Post Code: 2023, 2024

Junior Research Fellow @ IIT

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:04:50 -0500

Applications are invited from the citizens of India for filling up the following temporary position for the sponsored project undertaken in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering of this Institute. The position is temporary initially for a period of 1 Year and tenable only for the duration of the project. The requisite qualification & experience etc. are given below:

Project Code, Project Title & Funding Agency
13DST016 : "Studies on the component of mimivirus DNA replication machinery" (Department of Science & Technology)

Position & Salary
Junior Research Fellow (1 Post )
Consolidated salary
Rs.16000/- p.m. + HRA
Qualification
MSc or MTech or BTech or BE in one of the following branches with first class-Biochemistry, Microbiology, genetic Engineering, Biotechnology, Medical Microbiology, Bioinformatics, life sciences etc.
Job Profile
Project involves virus culturing and purification, cloning, protein purification and measurement of helicase, primase, nuclease, translocase activities using various methods. Person should be highly motivated and some experience in cloning and protein purification is desirable. Experience in handling insect cell lines will be an added advantage.

More at http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/RecruitmentGenerateCircular.jsp?srno=2013086

Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network (NBGN)

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:29:40 -0500

This is to announce the second official conference of the Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network (NBGN). October 11-13,2021 at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State and Zoom ( conference link to be announced soon

#NBGN21

www.nbgn21conference.com

3 days intensive course on Understanding 'omics data in Basel, Switzerland, 19-21st November

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:46:57 -0500

Benefits for the participants

- Plan more efficient experiments
- Correctly interpret results
- Communicate results in publications more effectively

The course focus is on methodologies, not on particular software tools. After the course participants should be able to apply the methods in their respective environment. However, during the course, hands-on sessions will be performed using the Genedata Expressionist® software, which enables participants to quickly apply the discussed methods and visualize results. No previous knowledge on Expressionist® is required; access to the software is free of charge during the course.

More @ http://www.dixa-fp7.eu/dixa-training/dixa-training-agenda/genedata-academy#!

PhD positions on integrative omics and phylogenomics

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:11:11 -0500

Would you like to participate in an exciting interdisciplinary research project to discover the hidden chemistry of plants and its evolution using computational omics approaches? Do you enjoy collaboration and teamwork while being at the cutting edge of scientific progress? We are looking for two PhD candidates with complementary skills to pioneer new technologies to analyze, explore and leverage the diversity of plant chemistry hidden in plant genomes.

Plants represent an untapped resource of natural bioactive compounds that significantly contribute to plant resilience to pathogens, herbivores, and abiotic stresses, and may be applied for medicine or crop protection. In this project, you will design and/or apply innovative omics integration strategies for genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data, to discover plant specialized metabolite biosynthetic pathways and study their evolution. You will work together with the other PhD candidate in this project, which will entail a combination of algorithm development, greenhouse experiments, integrative omics analysis, and evolutionary genomics. Extensive local and international collaboration is foreseen, including possibilities for a foreign research visit as part of your PhD project.

The research is embedded within the chairs of Bioinformatics and Biosystematics. The projects will be (co-)supervised by Dr. Marnix Medema, Dr. Justin van der Hooft, Dr. Klaas Bouwmeester and Prof. Dr. Eric Schranz.

We ask

We are looking for two enthusiastic and complementary team players with all or a subset of the following skills:

a solid academic record (MSc) in bioinformatics, biology, or biotechnology
experience in computational omics analysis and proficiency in programming (in, e.g., Python)
at least basic to intermediate statistical and mathematical skills
demonstrable experience in working with next-generation sequencing data or with greenhouse experiments with plants
affinity with plant science, metabolism and/or biosynthetic pathways
you meet all the entry requirements of the WUR PhD programme.
More information

For more information about this position, please contact Marnix Medema, Associate Professor Bioinformatics, by email (marnix.medema@wur.nl).
For more information about the procedure, please contact vacaturemeldingen.psg@wur.nl.

CRCRI Bioinfomatics Walk In on 08.10.2013

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:59:53 -0500

Walk-in-Interview for recruitment of one Project Fellow for a period of 10 months purely on temporary basis is proposed to be held at Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram for a KSCSTE funded project entitled “PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB BASED USER FRIENDLY CASSAVA EXPERT SYSTEM”

Salary: Rs. 10,000/- per month.

Age limit: 35 for men and 40 for women & SC/ST.

Qualification: First class in M. Sc (Agriculture)/MCA/M.Sc (IT)/ M. Sc (Computer Application)/M.Sc (Bioinformatics)/M.Sc (Geoinformatics).

Desirable: Two years experience in web design and web programming.

Date & time of interview: 08.10.2013, 10 am

Interested candidates may appear for an interview at this institute along with their application in plain paper containing the following particulars viz. (1) Name (2) Father/Husband/Guardian’s Name (3) date of birth & age as on 01.10.2013 (4) Permanent address (5) Address for communication (6) Email address and Telephone No. with code (7) Qualification (8) National fellowship like ICAR/CSIR/UGC etc. if any (9) Whether SC/ST/OBC (10) Details of experience (Attested copies of degree certificate, proof of age, mark sheets). Original certificates should be produced for verification.

No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidates attending the test. The selected candidate will have to join immediately.

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