Job Description: The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples is among the top research institutions in the world in the fields of marine biology and ecology. The new established bioinformatics laboratory is seeking for a candidate interested in the evolution of Long Non-coding RNAs http://bit.ly/dm8bmz.
We are looking for someone who understands basic biological and evolutionary problems and is able to independently accomplish bioinformatics tasks.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability to work in a UNIX/Linux environment and be proficient with at least two among: a scripting language (e.g. Perl), a database system (e.g. MySQL) and a statistical programming environment (e.g R). Previous experience with comparative genomics and with genomics databases as well as an understanding of statistical methods and mathematical models used in the interpretation of biological data is a desirable asset.
All the information about the PhD and the guidelines on how to apply are listed on the webpage http://bit.ly/d2WuXk

This is an Open University PhD in the wonderful \"Villa Comunale\" right in front of the sea of the Gulf of Naples...

Job Description:

At the Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology of the University of Leipzig

You have a Master of Science degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics or applied mathematics with a good knowledge on molecular biology and software skills in R, Bioconductor, SAS, LateX, SQL and HTML. Depending on your qualification we can offer a salary ranging from 18.850 € to 37.700 € per year. The positions are offered for a duration of 2-3 years with an option of prolongation. Our institute is involved in design and analysis of large scale interventional clinical trials and in projects on molecular and genetic profiling of tumour diseases. You will be involved in/ responsible for data analysis on large patient cohorts and high throughput measurements (genotyping, transcriptome, metabolom) up to next generation sequencing. We invite enthusiastic colleagues with English language skills to the vivid city of Leipzig (close to Berlin) to join our interdisciplinary team.
Starting date: As soon as possible

For more information please contact: Prof. Dr. Markus Loeffler, or Markus Kreuz Mail: markus.loeffler@imise.uni-leipzig.de; Markus.Kreuz@imise.uni-leipzig.de Webseite: http://www.imise.uni-leipzig.de/

To ensure full consideration, please send a letter of application, CV, list of publications and certificates as PDF to: Markus Kreuz: Markus.Kreuz@imise.uni-leipzig.de

Location: Changchun, China
Date: June 17-19, 2010
Paper Submission Deadline: September 20,2010
Review Notification: November 15,2010
Final Paper and Author Registration Deadline: January 6, 2011
Link: http://world-research-institute.org/conferences/CSIE/2011

Location: Snowmass/Aspen, Colorado, USA
Date: December 9-11,2010

- Deadlines -
Registration Opens: September 1
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15
MARC Travel Fellowship Application Deadline: October 15
Acceptance Notification: November 2
Early Registration Deadline: November 9
Husing Cut-Off Deadline: November 9
Academic Retreat Sign-Up Deadline: November 9
Rocky '10 Conference Dates: December 9 - 11

Link: http://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/rocky10/callpress.php