[BBC] Postodoctoral position (29 months) in bioinformatics at ULB, Brussels, Belgium

[chermans]

Postodoctoral position (29 months) in bioinformatics

Lab. of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Universite Libre de 
Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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Genetic and nutritional influences on the root architecture of 
Brassicaceae species

Nitrogen (N) is the quantitatively most important nutrient required by 
crops, however a considerable fraction of N fertilizer gets lost as 
runoffs with detrimental consequences to the environment and greenhouse 
gas emission. Faced with those pressing societal costs, innovation has 
to make a step change to improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) of 
plants. While the root organ is largely out of sight, the proposal aims 
at modifying root architecture (more branched system) to take up N 
sources more efficiently and thereby provides a sustainable and 
bio-economical solution to maintain crop productivity whilst reducing N 
input. The goal of this research is to first identify the genetic 
determinism that regulate N-related root morphology in the model species 
Arabidopsis, then to use that information in parented Brassica crops for 
redesigning their root architecture and ultimately improve NUE.

One post-doc fellowship for non-Belgian resident (29 months) - as early 
as August 2014

Bioinformatics analyses of genomic data (Arabidopsis thaliana and 
Brassica napus)

Relevant experience: 	gene network regulation, data mining, comparative 
genomics, next-generation sequencing, RNAseq, genome wide association, 
ShoreMap

Conditions: < 5 y after PhD, < 3 y residency in Belgium

Enthusiastic bioinformatician researchers meeting these criteria are 
kindly invited to contact Christian HERMANS (chermans at ulb.ac.be). 
Include your CV, qualifications, publications list and the names of two 
academic referees whom I can approach prior to appointment. Applications 
must be received by August 15th 2014.