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 ================================== 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@esat.kuleuven.be If you experience any technical difficulties while completing your online application, please contact Katoe Buyle, katoe.buyle@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. *** ECCB10 *** www.eccb10.org *** ECCB10 *** *** Join us @ ECCB10, Belgium, Sept. 26-29, 2010 *** European Conference on Computational Biology