瑞士生物信息学研究所生物信息学博士后职位

Position 1 Novel glycobioinformatics resources to support systems glycobiology of cancer Host: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Switzerland (http://www.isb-sib.ch)

Description

In recent years mass spectrometry has revolutionized life science discovery and many of the breakthroughs in medical and biological research have relied on data generated by this technique. Leading institutes in their fields, University of Gothenburg (glycomics) and SIB (bioinformatics) have now joined forces to make progress in the field of glycobioinformatics. They are opening these positions to develop high throughput analysis and storage of clinical glycomic data as well as qualitative and quantitative evaluation of results. The basis for the research would be the in-house public database UniCarb-DB (www.unicarb-DB.com) and resources within SIB for MS data analysis (http:/javaprotlib.sourceforge.net) and glycan databases (www.unicarbkb.org ; http://sugarbind.expasy.org).

Benefits

The Marie Curie programme (position 1) offers highly competitive and attractive salary and working conditions. Benefits include mobility allowance, career development allowance and a travel allowance. Scholarship (position 2) is not subjected to tax and includes travel allowance and relocation support. Appointed will benefit from an individualised career development plan including external and internal education, which includes internships and secondments with collaboration partners in Europe and Internationally. The candidates will have, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.

Additional Job Details

Candidates may apply for one or both positions (and indicate their preference). Candidates should send their CV and a motivation letter to Frederique Lisacek (position 1) or Niclas Karlsson (position 2) and submit a form demonstrating they are eligible for the position (cf. diploma, mobility aspect, English language skills – see below for more details). The deadline for these documents is 15th March 2014. The selection process will commence immediately after the deadline. Appointed candidates are to start as per agreement with their host.