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Bioinformatics vacancies at Keygene
by Antoine Janssen 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dear colleagues, please feel free to forward these vacancies to potential candidates. Best regards, Antoine Janssen Team Leader Bioinformatics [http://www.keygene.com/images/maillogo.jpg]<http://www.keygene.com/> Keygene N.V. P.O. Box 216 6700 AE Wageningen The Netherlands Tel. (+31) 317 46 68 66 Fax. (+31) 317 42 49 39 CoC. 09066631 Web: http://www.keygene.com<http://www.keygene.com/> The information contained in this message, and attachments if any, may be privileged and/or confidential and is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive such information. Use of any part of this message and/or its attachments if any, in any other way than as explicitly stated by the sender is strictly prohibited. Should you receive this message unintentionally please notify the sender immediately, and delete it together with all attachments, if any. Thank you. The transmission of messages and/or information via the Internet is not secured and may be intercepted by third parties. KeyGene assumes no liability for any damage caused by any unintentional disclosure and/or use of the content of this message and attachments if any.

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SLSP 2014: 2nd call for papers
by GRLMC - URV 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

**************************************************************************** ****** 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STATISTICAL LANGUAGE AND SPEECH PROCESSING SLSP 2014 Grenoble, France October 14-16, 2014 Organised by: Équipe GETALP Laboratoire dInformatique de Grenoble Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC) Rovira i Virgili University http://grammars.grlmc.com/slsp2014/ **************************************************************************** ****** AIMS: SLSP is a yearly conference series aimed at promoting and displaying excellent research on the wide spectrum of statistical methods that are currently in use in computational language or speech processing. It aims at attracting contributions from both fields. Though there exist large, well-known conferences and workshops hosting contributions to any of these areas, SLSP is a more focused meeting where synergies between subdomains and people will hopefully happen. In SLSP 2014, significant room will be reserved to young scholars at the beginning of their career and particular focus will be put on methodology. VENUE: SLSP 2014 will take place in Grenoble, at the foot of the French Alps. SCOPE: The conference invites submissions discussing the employment of statistical methods (including machine learning) within language and speech processing. The list below is indicative and not exhaustive: phonology, phonetics, prosody, morphology syntax, semantics discourse, dialogue, pragmatics statistical models for natural language processing supervised, unsupervised and semi-supervised machine learning methods applied to natural language, including speech statistical methods, including biologically-inspired methods similarity alignment language resources part-of-speech tagging parsing semantic role labelling natural language generation anaphora and coreference resolution speech recognition speaker identification/verification speech transcription speech synthesis machine translation translation technology text summarisation information retrieval text categorisation information extraction term extraction spelling correction text and web mining opinion mining and sentiment analysis spoken dialogue systems author identification, plagiarism and spam filtering STRUCTURE: SLSP 2014 will consist of: invited talks invited tutorials peer-reviewed contributions INVITED SPEAKERS: Claire Gardent (LORIA, Nancy, FR), Grammar Based Sentence Generation and Statistical Error Mining Roger K. Moore (Sheffield, UK), Spoken Language Processing: Time to Look Outside? Martti Vainio (Helsinki, FI), Phonetics and Machine Learning: Hierarchical Modelling of Prosody in Statistical Speech Synthesis PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Sophia Ananiadou (Manchester, UK) Srinivas Bangalore (Florham Park, US) Patrick Blackburn (Roskilde, DK) Hervé Bourlard (Martigny, CH) Bill Byrne (Cambridge, UK) Nick Campbell (Dublin, IE) David Chiang (Marina del Rey, US) Kenneth W. Church (Yorktown Heights, US) Walter Daelemans (Antwerpen, BE) Thierry Dutoit (Mons, BE) Alexander Gelbukh (Mexico City, MX) James Glass (Cambridge, US) Ralph Grishman (New York, US) Sanda Harabagiu (Dallas, US) Xiaodong He (Redmond, US) Hynek Hermansky (Baltimore, US) Hitoshi Isahara (Toyohashi, JP) Lori Lamel (Orsay, FR) Gary Geunbae Lee (Pohang, KR) Haizhou Li (Singapore, SG) Daniel Marcu (Los Angeles, US) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, ES, chair) Manuel Montes-y-Gómez (Puebla, MX) Satoshi Nakamura (Nara, JP) Shrikanth S. Narayanan (Los Angeles, US) Vincent Ng (Dallas, US) Joakim Nivre (Uppsala, SE) Elmar Nöth (Erlangen, DE) Maurizio Omologo (Trento, IT) Mari Ostendorf (Seattle, US) Barbara H. Partee (Amherst, US) Gerald Penn (Toronto, CA) Massimo Poesio (Colchester, UK) James Pustejovsky (Waltham, US) Gaël Richard (Paris, FR) German Rigau (San Sebastián, ES) Paolo Rosso (Valencia, ES) Yoshinori Sagisaka (Tokyo, JP) Björn W. Schuller (London, UK) Satoshi Sekine (New York, US) Richard Sproat (New York, US) Mark Steedman (Edinburgh, UK) Jian Su (Singapore, SG) Marc Swerts (Tilburg, NL) Jun'ichi Tsujii (Beijing, CN) Gertjan van Noord (Groningen, NL) Renata Vieira (Porto Alegre, BR) Dekai Wu (Hong Kong, HK) Feiyu Xu (Berlin, DE) Roman Yangarber (Helsinki, FI) Geoffrey Zweig (Redmond, US) ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Laurent Besacier (Grenoble, co-chair) Adrian Horia Dediu (Tarragona) Benjamin Lecouteux (Grenoble) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, co-chair) Florentina Lilica Voicu (Tarragona) SUBMISSIONS: Authors are invited to submit non-anonymized papers in English presenting original and unpublished research. Papers should not exceed 12 single-spaced pages (including eventual appendices) and should be prepared according to the standard format for Springer Verlag's LNAI/LNCS series (see http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Submissions have to be uploaded to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slsp2014 PUBLICATIONS: A volume of proceedings published by Springer in the LNAI/LNCS series will be available by the time of the conference. A special issue of a major journal will be later published containing peer-reviewed extended versions of some of the papers contributed to the conference. Submissions to it will be by invitation. REGISTRATION: The period for registration is open from January 16, 2014 to October 14, 2014. The registration form can be found at: http://grammars.grlmc.com/slsp2014/Registration.php DEADLINES: Paper submission: May 7, 2014 (23:59h, CET) Notification of paper acceptance or rejection: June 18, 2014 Final version of the paper for the LNAI/LNCS proceedings: June 25, 2014 Early registration: July 2, 2014 Late registration: September 30, 2014 Submission to the post-conference journal special issue: January 16, 2015 QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: florentinalilica.voicu(a)urv.cat POSTAL ADDRESS: SLSP 2014 Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC) Rovira i Virgili University Av. Catalunya, 35 43002 Tarragona, Spain Phone: +34 977 559 543 Fax: +34 977 558 386 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Departament dEconomia i Coneixement, Generalitat de Catalunya Laboratoire dInformatique de Grenoble Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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[Gtpb] Introductory Bioinformatics, Training Course IB14F
by Pedro Fernandes 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

REMINDER The training course "Introductory Bioinformatics" IB14F is open for applications This is our most popular course, with a low level of prerequisites and providing valuable knowledge and skills, useful in virtually all areas of Bioinformatics usage. IMPORTANT DATES for this Course Deadline for applications: March 31st 2014 Latest notification of acceptance: March 31st 2014 Course date: April 8th - April 11th 2014 Candidates with adequate profile will be accepted in the next 72 hours after the application until we reach 20 participants. Please check the course website at: http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt/bicourses/IB14F/ Thank you for your interest in the GTPB Programme. Best wishes Pedro Fernandes GTPB Coordinator -- Pedro Fernandes Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Apartado 14 2781-901 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel +351 21 4407912 http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt _______________________________________________ Gtpb mailing list Gtpb(a)igc.gulbenkian.pt https://lists.igc.gulbenkian.pt/mailman/listinfo/gtpb

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Position for an Applied Bioinformatician at University of Amsterdam
by han 22 Mar '14

22 Mar '14

Dear collegues, At the University of Amsterdam, Swammerdam Institute of Life Science, MAD/RNA Biology & Applied Bioinformatics the following position is available: *Applied Bioinformatician* *Faculty of Science - Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS)* Publicatiedatum 14 maart 2014 Opleidingsniveau HBO/Universitair Salarisindicatie EUR2.542 to EUR3.831 gross per month based on 38 hours per week Sluitingsdatum 11 april 2014 Functieomvang for 32 to 38 hours per week Vacaturenummer 14-081 The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) <http://sils.uva.nl/>is one of the Faculty of Science's <http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculties/faculti…>largest institutes. Its approximately 200 scientists and staff members work in 14 research groups that perform excellent research centered on four themes: 1) The Living Cell, 2) Plant Signaling, 3) Neuroscience, and 4) Life Science Technologies. The MAD: Dutch Genomics Service & Support Provider is the genomics technologies and applied bioinformatics expertise center of SILS. Since 2000 an enthusiastic team of 15 diverse specialists focuses on the innovation, implementation and application of microarray technology, next-generation sequencing technology, and bioinformatics methods. This includes the use of these approaches in biological and biomedical research in collaboration with many other research groups. As such, the MAD operates as a genomics scientific collaborator in numerous research projects within SILS, other universities and academic hospitals, as well as various companies in the Netherlands. In the context of these collaborations, we are seeking an Applied Bioinformatician. *Project Description * The MAD has a long-standing expertise in advanced transcriptomics analysis. Next to the well-established microarray technology, the MAD-IBU was granted a 'NWO middelgroot project' with which a set-up next-generation sequencing (IonProton) has been set up. Also the required ICT infrastructure, as well as the bioinformatics environment has been created. This offers a unique starting point for an exciting mixture of established and innovative genomics experimentation both for our own research and that of our collaborators. These experiments concern transcriptome research, cancer research, toxicogenomics, food safety, ageing, plant sciences, ecogenomics, neurosciences, etc. MAD is intertwined with the recently established research group "RNA Biology and Applied Bioinformatics (RB&AB)". The applied bioinformatician will play a key role in the bioinformatics analysis of transcriptomics and genomics experiments. He/she will employ all necessary bioinformatics methods, tools and infrastructure in close cooperation with MAD and RB&AB wet-lab scientists as well as scientists from collaborating institutes and companies. The bioinformatician will be embedded in and supported by the whole MAD/RB&AB dry-lab team. *Requirements *HBO or MSc. in bioinformatics or expertise at a comparable professional level. Experience with scripting in R, Python or Perl. Affinity with life-science research. Basic skills in applied biostatistics. Good communicative skills. *Further Information * For more detailed information regarding this position you are invited to contact: Dr. Timo Breit <mailto:t.m.breit@uva.nl>, group leader MAD, RB&AB telephone: + 31-(0)20-525 7058 Dr. Martijs Jonker <mailto:j.rauwerda@uva.nl>, MAD Dry-lab telephone: + 31-(0)20-525 7939 *Appointment * The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of two years. Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from EUR 2.542,- to EUR 3.831,- (scale 9-10) depending on expertise and previous experience. The Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities is applicable. *Job Application * To save paper and the environment, applications may only be submitted by electronic mail by clicking the Apply Now-button below. To process your application immediately, please quote the vacancy number 14-081 and the position you are applying for in the subject-line. Applications must include a curriculum vitae and an (informal) letter of motivation, which should be grouped in one PDF attachment. Applications will be accepted until 11 April, 2014. We regret that, due to restrictions in our recruitment budget, we are unable to consider candidates who are not resident in Europe at the time of application. /No agencies please/ kind regards, Han Rauwerda -- ================================================================ Han Rauwerdawww.micro-array.nl +31 (0)20 525 7201 MAD - Dutch Genomics Service & Support Provider RB&AB - RNA Biology & Applied Bioinformatics Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences University of Amsterdam room C2.201 Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands ================================================================

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NBIC2014 - Programme update Netherlands Bioinformatics Conference
by Femke Francissen 19 Mar '14

19 Mar '14

Netherlands Bioinformatics Conference 2014 (NBIC2014) Date/venue: April 8 & 9, 2014, Conference Center De Werelt, Lunteren, the Netherlands Conference website: http://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014 Register now via: https://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014/wiki/registration Updated programme This week we informed all speakers and we updated the conference programme on the website. Visit the website to see the latest updates! https://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014/part_program. The programme includes a number of topical sessions, a.o.: Next Generation Sequencing, Systems biology (Modeling / Networks), Comparative genomics, Statistics, Infrastructure data & technology, Regulation, Geno/Phenotype. Confirmed keynote speakers: - Marcus Claesson, University College, Cork, Ireland - Vera van Noort, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Leuven, Belgium - Ilya Shmulevich, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA - Christian Ottmann, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands - Jelle Goeman, Radboudumc Nijmegen, the Netherlands Topical tracks: - NSBM Spring meeting 2014 - biomolecular modelling - April 8th - Allbio Metagenomics meeting - April 9th Poster & demo abstracts It is still possible to submit an abstract for a poster presentation or demo at the conference! Submit your abstract via: https://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014/wiki/abstract%20submission. Submission deadline: April 4 RSG retreat for young bioinformaticians RSG Netherlands is pleased to invite you to the RSG retreat 2014 on the 7th of April, directly preceding the NBIC2014 conference. This years' retreat provides you the unique opportunity to present your research to fellow students and young professionals. Furthermore we have 2 invited speakers: Prof. Gunnar Klau and Dr. Jeroen de Ridder. In the evening there will be a dinner in the centre of Lunteren, followed by a fun social event at the conference centre bar. The evening program provides you the opportunity to network with fellow young bioinformaticians. Find out more here: https://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014/wiki/rsg%20retreat Call for nominations NBIC Young Investigator Award 2014 On April 8, during the conference programme, we will announce the winner of the NBIC Young Investigator Award 2014. This year the winner will receive a prize of 250 euros sponsored by BioSB and will present an honorary lecture. Group leaders can now nominate researchers who recently finished their PhD for the award. The criteria and submission form can be found here: https://www.aanmelder.nl/nbic2014/wiki/nbic%20young%20investigator%20award. Submission deadline: March 21! Birds of a Feather sessions This year we are organising Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions on April 9 in the afternoon. The aim of a BOF session is to discuss a topic of your choice in an informal setting. The BOF topics will be announced via the conference website so participants will be able to join the session that interests them most. You can submit an idea for a session by sending an e-mail to: femke.francissen(a)nbic.nl<mailto:femke.francissen@nbic.nl> For more information you can contact: Femke Francissen (NBIC community & events), femke.francissen(a)nbic.nl<mailto:femke.francissen@nbic.nl>

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Meeting on study capturing, Maastricht, March 21st
by Eijssen L (BIGCAT) 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Dear colleagues, this Friday, March 21st, there will be a meeting on study capturing at Maastricht University. The meeting covers several tools and techniques for study capture, ontologies, and standards. Also the needs and requirements for future developments with respect to these aspects will be discussed. This meeting is part of the DTL Focus Meetings. More information on the meeting, as well as a detailed programme, are available from http://www.dtls.nl/dtl/events/dtl-focus-meeting-study-capturing.html. Participation in the meeting is free of charge, but registration is required, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xWRbY9PIXrdVLfowtUlotC21Slr-alWynFonN-iRgz… to register. Kind regards, Lars Eijssen (on behalf of the organising team).

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Job: Bioinformatician at SkylineDx (PhD)
by Martin van Vliet 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Dear Colleagues, We currently have a job opening for a Bioinformatician (PhD), see details below. Please also forward to any potentially interested candidates you might know. Thanks, Martin van Vliet Job: Bioinformatician at SkylineDx (PhD) Company description SkylineDx is a pioneer in the field of molecular diagnostics through developing and commercializing array-based diagnostic tests using gene signatures for personalized medicine in oncology that help to provide physicians and patients with the best individual care possible. At SkylineDx we transform life sciences into the daily practice of clinical diagnostics. SkylineDx has a dedicated team with unique expertise and the technology needed for a highly efficient identification of novel relevant biomarkers, development, registration and commercialization of (companion) diagnostics. Our mission is to improve therapeutic treatment selection through the development of reliable, clinically validated molecular diagnostic tests for blood cancers and thereby improving the quality of life of blood cancer patients. As an innovative company, SkylineDx is continuously seeking for ambitious colleagues with an academic and/or industrial background that are passionate about our mission. Job Description The Bioinformatician will perform research, feasibility and development work for molecular diagnostic assays, including microarrays and sequencing with the goal of improving existing and building new assays. Key domains for this Bioinformatician are collaborations with academic partners (Erasmus MC and several international groups) and SkylineDx's development team to evaluate and ensure the implementation and validation of clinically relevant scientific discoveries into reliable medical diagnostic assays for diagnosis, prognosis and drug effectiveness prediction that will ultimately contribute to improved patient care. The candidate will collaborate in a multidisciplinary team with biologists, medical doctors, bioinformaticians, statisticians, laboratory technicians, study directors, software development engineers and our QA and regulatory department. The candidate will substantially contribute to preparation of the assay registration files as well as scientific publications and presentations of the research and development of our diagnostic assays. Profile The candidate should have an MSc or PhD degree in Bioinformatics with relevant experience in oncology and genomics. A track record in machine learning combined with programming skills (e.g., R, Matlab, Perl, C++), and a fundamental knowledge of statistics is required. Proven, adequate publication skills are an important asset. A keen interest in new developments and experience in high throughput assay design and analysis is a pre. The candidate shall have good communication and organization skills, and a service and result-oriented attitude. We offer SkylineDx offers you to become part of our challenge to translate state-of-the-art scientific achievements into diagnostic products that will contribute to improve patient care. We are a young and dynamic company offering excellent opportunities for personal growth and development. Skyline is well embedded in the infrastructure of the Hematology and Bioinformatics Departments of the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Therefore, we believe the company can offer you the best of both worlds; a career in life sciences with emphasis on product development and clinical diagnostics in close collaboration with an academic environment. We offer a full-time position with an attractive salary, 25 holidays and travelling expenses compensation. Contact For information you can contact Erik van Beers, VP Science and Technology Phone: +31 (0)6-18428802 Mail your application to: e.vanbeers(a)skylinedx.com<mailto:e.vanbeers@skylinedx.com> Martin van Vliet, MSc, PhD Senior Bioinformatician [SkylineDX_logo_.XXXsmall] SkylineDx BV Rotterdam Science Tower Marconistraat 16 3029 AK Rotterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)10 70 43431 Web: www.skylinedx.com<http://www.skyline-diagnostics.com/> Follow us: [twitter]<http://twitter.com/skylinedx> [linkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/222765>

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Postdoc position - Bio-Ontologist (m/f)
by Erick Antezana 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** The plant biotechnology Innovation center of Bayer in Gent is part of Bayer CropScience NV in Diegem. The Gent site now has 350 employees and is the most important research and development center of the Seeds division of the Bayer group. Bayer CropScience is a leading international player in the research, development and marketing of agricultural and vegetable seeds with added value traits. The innovation and product development in Gent is focused on agricultural crops such as oilseed rape, cotton, rice and wheat. The Seeds division has more than 2700 employees worldwide. The headquarters of Bayer CropScience are in Monheim, Germany, The company has more than 20.700 employees in more than 120 countries. In the Gent Innovation center, the innovation and commercialization processes of improved plant varieties are being streamlined by integrating plant biotech research and global business support functions - such as legal, intellectual property, quality analysis & control and regulatory. Job description 1 - The postdoctoral fellow will work in a team together with representatives of several Bayer CropScience teams and divisions on the development and enrichment of bio-ontologies. 2 - As a member of the Computational Life Sciences division he/she will contribute to the standardisation and harmonisation of information resources (e.g.databases, applications). 3 - The fellow is expected to developed methods and solutions together with software developers to make end-user solutions fast, readily handled and interpretable. 4 - He/she will contribute to build insights about the functions of plants proteins and genes exploiting information based on bio-ontologies. 5 - The position is for 18 months, starting preferably on the 1st of July(2014), and is based in Ghent, Belgium. 6 - The position is co-funded by the EU FP7 Marie-Curie programme ( http://www.plantfellows.ch) As a Plant Fellow you will also have the opportunity of developing new research directions within the broad field of plant computational biology. You will be provided with strong mentorship and be given appropriate scientific training opportunities. During the time spent at Bayer CropScience, you will also have the opportunity to propel farming's future together with one of the most attractive employers in the industrial sector. Your qualifications Requirements - PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related discipline - Proven publication record - High degree of motivation - Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and bio-ontologies in the plant realm is required - Strong data modelling skills and experience in ontology-based data integration - Strong ability to work independently and as part of a team - Creative and flexible thinking - Proficient verbal, written, and presentation skills in English Desirable - Familiarity with Semantic Web technologies - Working experience in agribusiness - Recognition within the bio-ontology community Your application We offer a competitive salary with benefits package in an innovative and international environment. Our teams are amongst the best in the industry. Teamwork, entrepreneurship, drive, a passion to learn and to share knowledge, respect for sustainable development and integrity are our most precious values. Our international and interdisciplinary work environment offers a range of possibilities to motivated, qualified people with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. http://www.career.bayer.be *http://tinyurl.com/nuwyqft <http://tinyurl.com/nuwyqft>* Reference Code: 0000085820 Deadline for joint-application submission: 31 March 2014

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Vacature: Project Manager
by Thomas Van Parys 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

See attachment (in Dutch) -- ================================================================== Thomas Van Parys Tel:+32 (0)9 331 36 95 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM thomas.vanparys(a)psb.vib-ugent.be http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be ==================================================================

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Vacancy: Bioinformatician at VIB Nucleomics Core (Leuven, Belgium)
by Rudy van Eijsden 12 Mar '14

12 Mar '14

VIB Nucleomics Core (Leuven, Belgium) is looking for a Bioinformatician: VIB ---- VIB is a non-profit research institute in life sciences. About 1,300 scientists conduct strategic basic research on the molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the functioning of the human body, plants, and microorganisms. Through a close partnership with four Flemish universities − UGent, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel − and a solid funding program, VIB unites the forces of 83 research groups in a single institute. The goal of the research is to extend the boundaries of our knowledge of life. Through its technology transfer activities, VIB translates research results into products for the benefit of consumers and patients and contributes to new economic activity. VIB develops and disseminates a wide range of scientifically substantiated information about all aspects of biotechnology. More information: www.vib.be VIB Nucleomics Core ---- In order to provide research groups with early and expert access to state-of-the-art technologies, VIB has incepted a number of Core Facilities, of which VIB Nucleomics Core is one. VIB Nucleomics Core, based in Leuven (Belgium), provides an assortment of fee-based services to address biological questions in the transcriptomics and genomics fields. Our customer base consists of both VIB and non-VIB scientists throughout Europe. Key applications are gene expression analysis using microarray technology and Next Generation RNA sequencing, whole genome sequencing, amplicon sequencing, ChIP-seq, RIP-seq, genome mapping, and more. The Affymetrix microarray, Illumina sequencing, Roche 454 sequencing, Life Technologies PGM sequencing, Nanostring nCounter, and BioNanoGenomics Irys platforms are the main platforms that are being used to facilitate these types of experiments. Bioinformatics services are an integral part of the Nucleomics Core service package. To guarantee an excellent service we are searching for a bioinformatician to strengthen our group. More info on: www.nucleomics.be Job description/responsibilities ---- - Carry out data analysis projects on a day-to-day basis. - Develop and maintain automated procedures (in-house written web tools for data quality assessment and data preprocessing) to guarantee quality of in-house produced data. - Design, write or improve analysis pipelines for sequencing data and data generated by new technologies. Currently pipelines have been built for identification and evaluation of gene expression signatures, RNA sequencing, variant calling, genome assembly and genome mapping. - Deliver results to customers and provide additional explanation when necessary. - Assist customers with publication by providing informative figures and material & methods sections and with data submission to public databases (e.g. GEO). - Consultation with customers regarding experimental set-up. - Attendance of relevant courses/trainings and conferences. Profile ---- - Ph.D. degree in science (bioinformatics / statistics / biology / biochemistry / biomedicine / genomics). - Basic knowledge of life sciences (i.e. genetics and genomics) is essential. - Experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis. - Strong knowledge of bioinformatics (open-source) tools (such as SAMtools, Bowtie, TopHat, …) and databases in genomics research (e.g. Ensembl/NCBI). - Knowledge of relational databases (MySQL/Oracle) and common scripting languages (e.g. R, Perl, …). - Familiar with both Windows and Linux operating systems. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Team player. Contact? ---- If you are interested please send your CV, motivation letter and contact details of two references to peter.verhasselt(a)vib.be.

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