For a joint project of the VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology and BASF Agricultural Solutions Innovation Center Gent, we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher who will develop and implement computational pipelines to build and compare different biological networks for gene function analysis in cereals.

This 3-year project, starting on 1 March 2020, is fully funded by BASF and VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship). The successful applicant will be part of the Comparative Network Biology lab led by Klaas Vandepoele in VIB, but will also closely work together with BASF data scientists and program leaders.

Job description

• Collect and integrate public and private crop expression datasets
• Develop computational pipelines to build and compare cross-species gene co-expression and regulatory networks to identify key transcription factors (TF)
• Perform data analysis of DAP-seq high-thought experiments to identify TF binding sites and build TF regulatory networks
• Perform/assistant data analysis on Y2H and build protein-protein interaction networks
• Develop pipelines and methodologies to compare and integrate multiple biological networks
• Integrative network analysis for gene function prediction and trait-associated gene identification
• Closely work with both data scientists, biologists and wet-lab scientists in both VIB and BASF
• Reporting of results through publications in peer-reviewed international journals.
• Attending and presenting your results at international scientific events.

Profile

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational biology or similar.
• Good programming (Python, R) and Linux skills are a must
• Familiar with reporting in Jupyter notebook, bitbucket and git system for code sharing and sustainable data analysis
• Strong ability and experience in high-throughput biological network and NGS data analysis
• Knowledge in plant/crop genetics and molecular biology is a plus
• You are enthusiastic about scientific research, computational biology, and want to learn more about advanced biological concepts.
• You have good writing and communication skills with both data scientists and biologists
• You are proficient in English.

How to apply?
Submit your application online to Jobsoid (https://vibvzw.jobsoid.com/j/23730/post-doctoral-researcher-integrative-network-analysis-for-gene-discovery-in-wheat) by sending your letter of motivation, a detailed CV and contact info of 2 references (including e-mail addresses and phone numbers).

Application deadline: 31/12/2019 or until position has been filled.

VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Ghent University
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium
Tel. +32(0)9 331 36 95
www.psb.ugent.be

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