[BBC] Tenure Track Position - Personal Genomic Data Analysis
Yves Moreau
yves.moreau at esat.kuleuven.be
Tue Sep 1 12:31:28 CEST 2009
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
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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 at esat.kuleuven.be
If you experience any technical difficulties while completing your
online application, please contact Katoe Buyle, katoe.buyle at 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.
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