Under   a   NEPAD   initiative,   the   Biosciences   Eastern   and   Central   Africa   (BECA)  (www.biosciencesafrica.org) was established at ILRI. BECA consists of a hub, regional nodes, and  other affiliated laboratories and partner institutes. A state of the art joint Bioinformatics Platform  (www.becabioinfo.org), whose overall goal is to provide a coherent and powerful bioinformatics  infrastructure for use by all scientists in East and central Africa. The Platform goal requires both  physical and intellectual developments that together provide researchers with access to diverse  infrastructure in a wide­area network, thereby addressing four important aspects of bioinformatics: 

1) Science: bioinformatics tools for data integration and visualization, standardization of data  formats and data analysis strategies, and distribution of analysis tasks over local­ and widearea networks are in development; 

2)  Bioinformatics Support Facility: provides assistance and custom programming to projects  and those unable to establish a bioinformatics support function intrinsic to their project due  to shortage of qualified personnel or lack of funding; 

3) Hardware Platform: provide a powerful high performance computing platform capable of  handling the largest analysis needs for projects; 

4) Bioinformatics Training for East and central African scientists: While many Web­based  tools are available to the wet­lab researcher, the Web is not well suited for tasks beyond  single­sequence annotation. Researchers need to become productive in a server­based Unix  environment with its wealth of scripting and automation tools. Even at an entry­level, this  can be an intimidating task if proper guidance is not available.

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE): ICIPE’s research focus is on insect biology, in order to improve the wellbeing of the peoples of the  tropics through insect science. There is a commitment to utilise contemporary science in order to  limit the impact of disease vectors, and agricultural pests. The understanding of the mechanisms  associated with behaviour (e.g. attraction and repellency) is crucial. ICIPE seeks to enhance its  bioinformatics capacity in order to support data from various EST projects designed to gain insights  into the insect ecology and plant pathogen interactions though studies of metabolic pathways  associated with production of all elochemicals. 

Long­term training activities:

Kenyatta University: An introductory course in Bioinformatics is offers to MSc Biotechnology  students. This comprises of 35 hours of lectures and practicals.

University of Nairobi: A centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (CEBIB), which will offer  postgraduate training (diplomas, MSc and PhD) in areas of biotechnology and bioinformatics has  recently been launched. Other universities in Kenya, including Egerton, Maseno and the Jomo Kenyatta University of  Agriculture and Technology offer introductory courses to undergraduates in biomedical sciences. In addition, under the BECA platform MSc and PhD fellowships are being made available for  Bioinformatics students. ILRI is forging links with Universities in South Africa and the United  Kingdom to provide access to courses and training material. 

Research Interest and Activities:

The following are the present areas of research interest: 1. EST clustering 2. Genome sequencing and annotation 3. Functional genomics and proteomics (including key tropical pathogens) 4. Structural bioinformatics 5. Development of Bioinformatics Data Management Systems 6. Gene Mining 7. High Throughput Genotyping 8. Microarray data management and analysis 9. Metagenomics 10. Immunoinformatics 11. Host­pathogen interaction 12. High performance computing and grid development 13. Parasite transfection technologies 14. Cell cycle regulation 15. Population genetics 16. Vector genomics 17. Drug, vaccine and diagnostic target discovery

More at Web site and links:

http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/

http://www.icipe.org/    

http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/cebib

Centre de Biotechnology de Sfax (CBS):
Bioinformatics activity started at CBS in 2001 with the setting­up of a research and service unit of  bioinformatics. This unit currently includes one senior researcher, one engineer and four Phd  students. Activities include sequence annotation (service) and three research programs: ab initio  prediction of short eukaryote genes, statistical modelling by Bayesian networks approach of signal  transduction pathways and statistical analysis of human sequence variation data (haplotype  reconstruction and linkage disequilibrium). Activities of the Bioinformatics unit could be found at  the website: http://www.cbs.rnrt.tn/ and the research activity report is available under request to  Bioinformatics@cbs.rnrt.tn. Although the computing facilities are good, there is still a need for  trained human resources to strengthen bioinformatics capacities at CBS, particularly in structural  bioinformatics.

Web site and links: http://www.cbs.rnrt.tn

More at https://leidosbiomed.csod.com/ats/careersite/jobdetails.aspx?site=4&c=leidosbiomed&id=2040

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/sib-swiss/training-collection

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

Position I

Job Title : Junior Research Fellow

No. of Posts : One

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : M.Sc in Basic Science with NET or B.Sc in professional course with NET or M.Sc in professional course

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 25000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

Position II

Job Title : Traineeship

No. of Posts : One

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : B.Sc Bioinformatics /Biotechnology / Life Science / Computer Science

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 8000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

Position III

Job Title : Studentship

No. of Posts : Two

Project : Establishment of sub distributed information centre

Qualification : B.Sc Bioinformatics /Biotechnology / Life Science / Computer Science

Desired Experience : Experience in Bioinformatics and molecular biology

Payscale : Rs. 8000 per month

Age Limit : Upto 35 for men and 40 for women with 5 years relaxation to SC/ST and 3 years relaxation for OBC.

How to Apply : Candidates who meet the requirements can attend the walk in interview at CIARI,Port Blair on 09.12.2015 10.30AM.

http://icar-ciari.res.in/employment/9-12-15.pdf

We are hiring a post-doctoral fellow for the development of innovative bioinformatics methods to explore metabolic networks and enzyme families. These methods will be based on protein family analysis and graph approaches combining genomic and metabolic contexts.

For more details, please see this link : http://goo.gl/tHQOqk

Qualifications:
PhD degree in bioinformatics or computational biology
- Previous experience in network or protein family analysis
- Programming skills (C/C++, Python, Java) and in common biostatistical analyses
- Team player, innovative and creative thinking, good oral and written communication skills

24 months, Post Doctoral position
Start: from March 2016
Place: CEA, Genoscope UMR8030, LABGeM (Laboratory of Bioinformatics Analyses for Genomics and Metabolism), Evry, France
Contact: David Vallenet, vallenet@genoscope.cns.fr
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rJNPLSAAAAAJ
Remuneration per month: from 2,850 €

Interested candidates should send their CV, statement of research interests, and contact information of at least 2 references to David Vallenet (vallenet@genoscope.cns.fr).

The MicroScope platform is available at this URL:

https://www.genoscope.cns.fr/agc/microscope

Address of the bookmark: http://microscope.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html

Eligibility : M Phil / Phd

Location : Thiruvananthapuram

Last Date : 30 Apr 2016

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview
IISER -TVM

The Postdoctoral Fellowship/Research Associateship is a full-time, contractual position for highly qualified young scientists to carry out research at CCMS, IISER-TVM.

Research areas at the Centre

Quantum Chemistry/ Computational Fluid Dynamics/Condensed Matter Physics (Theory)/Genomics/Genetics/Gravitational Waves

Qualifications: PhD in Bioinformatics / Biophysics / Physics / Astrophysics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Engineering (Mechanical/Aerospace) Those who are in the final stages of their Ph.D. thesis submission are also eligible to apply. However, those candidates must have submitted the thesis at the time of the interview.

Experience: Applicants should have at least three peer reviewed publications and relevant experience in the research area they are applying for.

No. of positions: 5

Age limit: 35 yrs or below. A relaxation of 5 yrs will be applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and women candidates

Salary: The Fellowship carries a remuneration of INR Rs. 5,18,000 - Rs. 5,76,000 per annum (including HRA). The postdoctoral fellowship may not be held concurrently with any other national or international fellowships. It is also not transferable to any other fellowship
How to apply

Applications should reach the Head, CCMS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram,CET Campus, Engineering College PO,Thiruvananthapuram 695016 on or before April 30, 2016 by e-mail to ccms@iisertvm.ac.in by mentioning the research area name in the subject line.

More at http://www.iisertvm.ac.in/openings/read_opening/150.phpx

Title : In silico understanding of molecular basis of recognition, binding, and regulation of mRNA by STAR family of transcriptional regulators.

No. of Post : 01

Department : Science and Technology

Qualifications : M.Sc./B.Tech in computational life sciences, computational chemistry, computational natural sciences or allied areas. Working experience in MD simulations, bioinformatics, molecular modeling, and drug designing is desirable and plus

Emoluments : As per DST norms
How to apply

Applicants are requested to send application along with bio-data and a summary of previous projects (if any) as a PDF file with the e-mail to Dr. Monika Sharma, Email: mnsharma@iisermohali.ac.in. Last date of applications is 17:00 IST. Feb 15, 2016. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview on Feb 22, 2016.

More at http://14.139.227.202/tenders/tenderinvite/index.php/iiserm-project-openings/554-applications-are-invited-to-work-as-project-assistant-in-a-dst-inspire-research-project-funded-by-department-of-science-and-technology-india