Postdoc NIMR (London) Bioinformatik

Post Doctoral Fellowship at NIMR

Division of Systems Biology
Reference: NIMR09/585

Computational analysis of vertebrate cis-regulatory sequences

We are offering a 3 year Career Development Fellowship (CDF) which is a training and development position for post-doctoral scientists. Applicants will have recently completed their doctoral studies, are moving into a new research discipline, have limited previous experience of key transferable skills, or are clinically qualified with little or no research experience. A CDF will provide opportunities to develop research project skills and collaborative links with colleagues within the Institute and elsewhere.

The post holder will be expected to use computational approaches to identify and characterise patterns and grammar within existing and novel sets of cis-regulatory sequences, and develop generic models that will describe those patterns and allow prediction of function. The post holder will work alongside and collaborate with experimental biologists.

Applicants will possess a PhD or equivalent in bioinformatics or computational biology, with experience in the manipulation and analysis of large sets of DNA sequences. Experience of working with databases and programming (e.g. perl) in a Unix environment is also essential. A good working knowledge of motif analysis in DNA sequences is desirable.

Salary range is from £27,091 – £32,827 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. MRC final salary Pension Scheme is available.

Situated in Mill Hill, North West London, NIMR is the largest MRC institute, supporting some 70 research groups and 500 bench scientists. The Institute provides excellent training for researchers in a multi-disciplinary environment and is equipped with state of the art facilities. http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/employment/

Informal enquiries can be made to: Dr Greg Elgar, email: G.Elgar@qmul.ac.uk and 020 7882 3049.

If you would like to receive this advert in large print, Braille, audio, or electronic format/ hard copy, please contact the Recruitment team at the MRC Shared Service Centre on the telephone number below or recruitment@ssc.mrc.ac.uk

Applications, along with a full CV & Covering letter, should be made online at http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk. If you do not have internet access or you experience technical difficulties please call 01793 301260 quoting reference NIMR09/585.

The closing date is: 8 December 2009
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Greg Elgar PhD
Reader in Functional Genomics
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS

http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/people/greg_elgar.shtml

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http://www.biology.qmul.ac.uk/research/staff/elgar/index.htm

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Postdoc am MIT Computational Biology

Subject: Postdoctoral positions available in MIT Computational Biology group

The MIT Computational Biology group (compbio.mit.edu) is seeking highly motivated postdocs to undertake exciting new projects in computational and regulatory genomics. We seek applicants with a strong background in machine learning, algorithm development, statistical methods, and their applications to computational biology, gene regulation, epigenomics, and integration of large-scale biological datasets.

Our group is part of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, and of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, leading to a truly interdisciplinary environment. We have numerous ongoing collaborations with experimental and biological groups, and are part of the NIH ENCODE, modENCODE, and Epigenome Roadmap collaborative projects where our group plays a leadership role in data analysis and integration.

For more information about the group, please visit: http://compbio.mit.edu/

Applicants are sought for the following ongoing projects:
(1) Integrative analysis of genomic and epigenomic datasets in the human genome, in the context of the NIH Epigenome Roadmap and ENCODE projects. Goal is to use many chromatin marks in multiple cell types in order to discover and interpret chromatin states, understand their biological roles, and their dynamics in differentiation and disease (NIH RC1-HG005334, NIH U54-HG004570).

(2) Integrative analysis of the Drosophila modENCODE project. Goal is to systematically understand the functional elements encoded in the fly genome, and the regulatory logic defining transcription factor binding and chromatin domains, and guiding developmental programs (NIH RC2-HG005639, NIH U54-HG004555).

(3) Regulatory genomics in human and fly genomes. Goal is to discover regulatory motifs, enhancers, and cis-regulatory modules in the human and fly genomes, and develop predictive models of gene regulation using comparative genomics and large-scale experimental datasets (NIH R01-HG004037).

(4) Role of non-coding RNAs in chromatin. Goal is to understand the role of small and large non-coding RNAs in directing, establishing, and maintaining chromatin modifications in human embryonic stem cells and during differentiation and cancer (Collaborative work with Ron Hart at Rutgers and John Rinn at HMS).

(5) Additional projects are available in comparative genomics, genome interpretation, microRNA regulation, phylogenomics, image analysis, RNA structure, and applicants are welcome to define their own projects within the context of ongoing activities in the group (NSF 0644282, NIH U01-HG004264, NSF 0936234).

For more information about open positions, please visit: http://compbio.mit.edu/positions.html
or contact Prof. Manolis Kellis directly at .

Postdoc in Oslo

Position as POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW available at
Centre for Immune Regulation, DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES,
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo

The position is available for a period of two years (possible prolongation)
Project start date: January 1st , 2010 (or as soon as possible)
POSTDOC Immunology_Imaging Oslo

Gruppenleiterstellen/ Senior Postdoc in Istanbul

the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bogazici University will have four (4) independent research positions available, starting in July 2010.
The positions will be available for an initial 2.5 years but we will see that continuation will be secured after 2013. As you can see from the attached links to Naturejobs and the PDF, we are looking for people with at least 2 years of postdctoral experience and a certain technological background. We can be quite flexible with the actual Job description and candidates can enter either as „postdocs“ or „junior research group leaders“. Salaries will be very competitive for a state school and exceed Asst. Prof. salaries. The add will also be published in print in todays issue of Nature.
BU_Nature_2009

Doktorandenstellen und Postdocstellen am CNIO in Madrid

I would like to draw your attention to the 2010 calls for the International Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Programmes at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). We would greatly appreciate if you could forward the information about these exciting programmes to potential candidates.

The CNIO offers excellent training and research opportunities in cutting edge basic and applied cancer research. The programmes are open to outstanding young graduates from all over the world who want to pursue ambitious research projects.

The CNIO International Postdoctoral Programme offers up to 6 very competitively funded two-year postdoc positions to outstanding junior scientists. Applications are considered at regular intervals, this call closes on December 31st, 2009.

The CNIO International Ph.D. Programme each year supports 10 candidates for a 4-year Ph.D. We have one selection per year. The deadline for applications is March 15th, 2010.

Our webpage provides further information on both programmes and the application procedure:

- Postdoc Programme: http://www.cnio.es/postdoc

- Ph.D. Programme: http://www.cnio.es/phd