[BBC] Postdoc position: Bioinformatics of gene regulation

[Stein Aerts]

Postdoc position: Bioinformatics of gene regulation
The Stein Aerts lab<http://med.kuleuven.be/lcb/> at the University of Leuven has a postdoc position for a highly motivated scientist to study cis-regulatory control and cis-regulatory variation. You will use and develop computational biology approaches to map gene regulatory networks and to decipher enhancer logic underlying cellular differentiation. To this end, you will combine multiple layers of regulatory information, including spatiotemporal gene expression patterns (RNA-seq, Tag-seq), genome-wide TF localization data (ChIP-seq, damID-seq), and open chromatin profiling data (FAIRE-seq). Although this is mainly a computational position, depending on your interest you can also perform wet-lab experiments, fly genetics, and next-generation sequencing yourself, together with colleagues in the lab. Finally, you can apply your systems biology approaches to study gene regulation in cancer, using a Drosophila cancer model in the eye, studying how mutations in transcription factors, but also mutations in the non-coding genome can contribute to oncogenesis.

Qualifications:

  *   PhD degree in Life sciences or related field
  *   Strong publication record
  *   Experience with Drosophila is a plus, but is not required.
  *   Funding is available, but the candidate will apply for a postdoctoral fellowship<http://www.kuleuven.be/research/postdoc/> at the national level (e.g., IWT, FWO, VLK), or at the international level (e.g., EMBO, HFSP) during or after the first year.

Links:

  *   The Laboratory of Computational Biology<http://med.kuleuven.be/bioinformatics/>
  *   Center for Human Genetics<http://med.kuleuven.be/cme/>
  *   University of Leuven<http://www.kuleuven.be/english/>

Interested? Send your CV to stein.aerts at med.kuleuven.be<mailto:stein.aerts at med.kuleuven.be>.

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