[BBC] postdoc en bioinfiormatique

[Jacques van Helden]

A 14 months post-doctoral position is available at the UBLO lab (INRA,  
Jouy en Josas, France) in the context of the ANR "Cocogen" project.

The general objectives of the project are to develop new algorithmic  
and statistical methods to compare bacterial genomes and to apply the  
comparison results to the understanding of the mechanisms shaping  
bacterial genomes evolution.

The post-doctoral position will be held in the "bacterial genome  
architecture" group (https://www.jouy.inra.fr/ublo/equipes_et_themes/architecture_des_genomes_bacteriens 
) on the following topic:
"Prediction of short motifs involved in essential cellular processes  
on bacterial genomes"

The group focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial  
genome evolution at a short evolutionary scale. The successful  
candidate will participate in developping a predictive framework for  
identification of short DNA motifs involved in genome organization.  
These motifs are enriched on the species backbone i.e. on the regions  
conserved between several strains of the same species. Based on the  
analysis of known motifs, specific prediction criteria will be defined  
and a combination of bioinformatic and statistical tools will be used  
to predict new motifs.

Applicants should have a PhD in Microbiology or Bioinformatics. The  
candidate should have a good background in molecular biology and  
microbiology and be strongly motivated in learning bioinformatics or  
alternatively a good background in bioinformatics and strong  
motivation to learn microbiology. Expericence with scripting (Perl) a  
plus.

The ability to work autonomously in an interdisciplinary project will  
be essential.

starting date : June-July 2008

To apply, please email a CV, list of publications and addresses of at  
least two referees to :
	Dr Meriem El Karoui
	meriem.el_karoui at jouy.inra.fr
	Unité des Bactéries Lactiques et pathogènes Opportunistes
	Equipe : Architecture des génomes bactériens
	INRA Domaine de Vilvert
	78352 Jouy-en Josas cedex
	tel 00-33-1-34-65-28-67
	fax 00-33-1-34-65-20-65