[BBC] Tenure Track Position - Personal Genomic Data Analysis

[Yves Moreau]

Dear Colleagues,

We have a full-time tenure-track position opening up at the University  
of Leuven for a candidate with an interest in bioinformatics and  
computational biology for next-generation sequencing, personal  
genomes, etc. Deadline for application is September 30. Through our  
collaboration with the University Hospitals and the Genomics Core, we  
offer a great environment for this kind of research.

Best regards,

Yves Moreau

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Tenure Track Position - Personal Genomic Data Analysis

The Science, Engineering and Technology Group of K.U.Leuven invites  
applications for a full-time academic position in genomic data  
analysis at the Department of Electrical Engineering-ESAT.

See http://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/vacatures/ 
engineering.html for more information

DUTIES

Research

The tenure track positions are intended to foster high quality  
research in strategically selected domains.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research  
programme that delivers excellent, international level research  
results and to support and enhance national and international research  
collaboration in genomic data analysis for personalized medicine.

This research will concentrate on integrative data mining  
methodologies that leverage complex genomic data towards emerging  
strategies for personalized medicine. Specifically, array and next- 
generation sequencing technologies deliver unprecedented amounts of  
data that need to be translated into both fundamental and practical  
insights towards human health and disease, including congenital  
disease, complex disorders, and cancer. In particular, the research  
will focus on how genetic variation causes or modulates disease in  
different individuals, and how such knowledge can be translated into  
improved diagnosis, understanding of the disease pathways, or better  
drug treatments. While a specific therapeutic area could be targeted,  
the analysis strategies should be broadly applicable and part of the  
work will be dedicated towards setting up an infrastructure that can  
deploy such strategies in a broad range of collaborations across the  
university. Research will be conducted within the framework of the  
research centre BioSCENTer and the centre of excellence SymBioSys, and  
in close collaboration with several of the genomic facilities of the  
university.

Teaching

The successful candidate will take on teaching responsibilities in the  
Master of Bioinformatics and/or in other faculties. He or she is  
expected to meet the reigning K.U.Leuven standards regarding academic  
program level and orientation and to adhere to the K.U.Leuven’s  
concept of education. Commitment to quality of education as a whole is  
a matter of course.

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should hold a PhD or doctoral degree in Engineering,  
Computer Science or related fields.

They are expected to be excellent researchers who show independence  
and originality. They are dedicated to high-quality teaching and will  
contribute to the quality of both research and teaching at the Faculty  
and the Department.

The candidate's research ability of the candidate should be evidenced  
by publications in international peer-reviewed journals. International  
research experience is most important. In their application,  
candidates should include a description of objectives they wish to  
realise/methods they plan to use during the five-year period of the  
position.

At K.U.Leuven the main language of instruction is Dutch. Successful  
applicants, who are not proficient in Dutch, will be provided language  
training in order to be able to also instruct in the Dutch language  
within three years time. Near-native proficiency in the English  
language is expected of all applicants.

The full-time position will be offered for a period of five years  
starting on March 15, 2010 at the level of assistant professor  
(docent). A positive evaluation at the end of the five-year  
appointment will result in a tenured appointment as associate  
professor (hoofddocent).

The K.U.Leuven pursues a policy of equal opportunity and diversity.

Contact person: Prof. Yves Moreau, yves.moreau at esat.kuleuven.be

If you experience any technical difficulties while completing your  
online application, please contact Katoe Buyle, katoe.buyle at pers.kuleuven.be
tel.: +32 (0)16 328 324.

DEADLINE

September 30, 2007




Yves Moreau, K.U.Leuven ESAT-SCD & SymBioSys

tel: +32 16 32 17 09       www.kuleuven.be/symbiosys
fax: +32 16 32 19 70      www.kuleuven.be/bioinformatics

If it is important, call my mobile +32 478 32 40 11 --- do not rely on  
email.

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