[BBC] Ghent university is looking for a tech transfer manager and a PhD student in bioinformatics ...

[Yves Van de Peer]

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The computational systems biology team in the Bioinformatics & 
Evolutionary Genomics group (http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/) at the 
VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology studies the structure, function 
and evolution of biological networks in multiple organisms. As part of 
its research, the team continuously develops, in collaboration with 
other Flemish universities, novel software tools for the integration of 
large-scale data sets and the inference of regulatory networks. To 
strengthen the technology transfer mission of the department, we are 
currently looking for a
 
Systems biology technology transfer manager
 
As a member of VIB's technology transfer team, you will be responsible 
for the commercialization of our software tools and, in close 
collaboration with the research scientists, for the development of 
software usability improvements.
Responsibilities include:

    * Developing and implementing software improvements and extensions,
      especially with regards to usability improvement (user interface,
      output visualization, etc.) and integration of multiple tools
      (often written in different programming environments).
    * Setting up collaborations and providing consultancy services for
      software testing and validation: definition of suitable test data
      sets, NDA, running software and analyzing output together with the
      company's bioinformatics team.
    * Writing project applications (e.g. IWT) for proof-of-concept studies.
    * Participating in meetings with bio, pharmaceutical, agbio and food
      companies to present our in-house systems biology software tools.

 
Profile:

    * PhD in computational or biological sciences, with experience or
      strong interest in computational systems biology.
    * Fluent in English.
    * Excellent communication skills.
    * Strong interest in technology transfer and research commercialization.
    * Fluent in multiple programming languages (Java, Matlab, Perl, etc.).
    * Work experience in industry is a plus.

Contact:
If you have the necessary skills and would like to be considered, please 
send your resume by email to Yves Van de Peer ( 
yves.vandepeer at psb.ugent.be <mailto:yves.vandepeer at psb.ugent.be> This 
e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript 
enabled to view it ).  Applications will be accepted until the position 
is filled.
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The Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology and the 
Bioinformatics Group of the VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, 
University of Ghent, Belgium are seeking a PhD student in
 
Bioinformatics Analysis of Diatom Life Cycle Regulation
 
Job description:

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic PhD student for the 
Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology working on diatom biology 
and physiology. You will be involved in a project where transcriptomics 
and genomic investigations are used to understand key aspects of diatom 
life cycle regulation. Your work will be highly complementary to ongoing 
research in the group, where cDNA-AFLP, microarray, and interaction data 
related to diatom cell division, growth and sexual reproduction are 
generated. You will be responsible for the application and development 
of computational methods to analyze and integrate these data, to be 
performed in the Bioinformatics group of PSB/VIB, which has strong 
experience in genomics data analysis and large computer facilities 
(http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/). You will collaborate with both 
experimental and computational biologists to obtain an understanding of 
diatom life cycle control.
Profile:

    * You have a degree in Bioinformatics, Informatics, Biology,
      Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Bioengineering
    * You are motivated by Biology and the new opportunities given to
      enlarge knowledge through the analysis of Genome data
    * You read, write and speak English fluently
    * You have good communication skills.
    * You are a team player. You are independent and like to take
      initiative. You are flexible.

We offer:
Contract of 1 year, within Ghent University, with the possibility of 
prolongation.

Start date:
As soon as possible, the position remains vacant until a suitable 
candidate is found.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Prof. Wim Vyverman ( 
Wim.Vyverman at ugent.be <mailto:Wim.Vyverman at ugent.be> This e-mail address 
is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 
) or Prof. Yves Van de Peer ( yves.vandepeer at psb.vib-ugent.be 
<mailto:yves.vandepeer at psb.vib-ugent.be> This e-mail address is being 
protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Application:
Send your letter of motivation, your CV and references to Prof. Wim 
Vyverman ( Wim.Vyverman at ugent.be <mailto:Wim.Vyverman at ugent.be> This 
e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript 
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Yves Van de Peer, PhD.

Professor in Bioinformatics and Genome Biology
Group Leader Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics
VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, UGent
Ghent University
Technologiepark 927
B-9052 Ghent
Belgium

Phone: +32 (0)9 331 3807
Cell Phone: +32 (0)476 560 091
Fax: +32 (0)9 331 3809
email: yves.vandepeer at psb.vib-ugent.be

http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/