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VACANCY NOTICE
(VN/09/PD/004 - March 2009)
 
Member States of EMBL (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the associate member state Australia) are advised that
applications are being sought for the following position
at the EMBL Outstation in Grenoble, France:
 
 
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Computational Biology of Small RNAs 
 
Duty Station:
 Grenoble, France
Commencing Date:
 As soon as possible after closing date 
Job Description:
 The laboratory of Ramesh Pillai is seeking to recruit a Bioinformatician to
participate in ongoing projects on small RNA-mediated gene silencing. Our
group uses mouse genetics, biochemical and cell biology tools in these
studies. Our data collection methods increasingly involve large-scale
approaches, such as next-generation sequencing, microarrays and genomic
data integration. We seek to strengthen this aspect of our studies by
recruiting a postdoctoral fellow who will have the opportunity to actively
interface with wet-lab members in our group. The candidate will also have
access to bioinformatics facilities and expertise at the European
Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), Hinxton and Institute of Molecular Pathology
(IMP), Vienna.
 
Qualifications and
Experience:
 
In addition to a PhD in a related field, experience in database mining and
analysis of large datasets from high-throughput sequencing or microarrays is
required. Candidates should be proficient in at least one major programming
language and comfortable with working in a Linux (command-line)
environment. Experience with statistical data analysis using R is a plus.
Strong motivation and excellent scientific skills are essential, as well as
willingness to work in a multicultural & interdisciplinary environment.
 
Contract: An initial contract of 1 year will be offered to the successful candidate. This
can be renewed, depending on the circumstances at the time of review.
 
Closing Date:
 30.05.2009
WWW: http://www.embl-grenoble.fr 
 
Additional information regarding work in our laboratory can be found at the website above or by
contacting pillai [at] embl [dot] fr. 
 
To apply please email a detailed CV, a one-page statement of research interests and names of
three potential referees by email quoting ref. no. VN/09/PD/004 in the subject line, to:
application [at] embl [dot] de. 
 
General enquiries may be sent to jobs [at] embl [dot] de or to the following address:
 
Personnel, EMBL, Postfach 10.2209, D-69012 Heidelberg, Germany - Fax: +49 6221 387555