2 Postdoc Research Fellowships are available in the field of Bioinformatics / Computer Scientist at the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham.
Duration: Fixed term for a period of up to 33 months
Lab: Environmental Omics, School of Biosciences and the Centre for Computational Biology
Project description: Cracking the Code of Adaptive Evolution” (dCODE).
Tasks Involved:
The bioinformatics candidate will contribute by
- Locating the loci under selection in the sequenced genomes from >100 natural isolates,
- Identifying regulatory elements affected by the changing environmental conditions;
- Discovering Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) that control variation in global mRNA and metabolic products (eQTLs and veQTLs) that co-associate with adapted traits and condition-dependent expression.
Requirements: The ideal candidate should possess the following:
- Understand theoretical underpinnings of sequence alignment algorithms for next generation sequencing (NGS) data;
- Experience in NGS analysis in genome re-sequencing, Chip-seq, metabolomics, RNA-seq or related data;
- Data visualization methods and of bioinformatics resources such as annotation tools and databases;
- Methods and approaches at data integration;
- Statistical genetics background and experience at discovering QTLs.
The application must include:
- Application letter including statement of interest, summarizing your scientific work and how well you fit within the project
- CV
- Complete list of publications, and copies of 2 best peer-reviewed publications
- Names and contact details of three references
Contact Info: Informal enquiries about this position can be addressed to Professor John Colbourne at: J.K.Colbourne@bham.ac.uk
| ——Quick Overview——— | |
| Organization | University of Birmingham |
| Level | Postdoctoral |
| Country | UK |
| Subject areas | Bioinformatics, Computer Scientist |
| Fellowship | £28,982 to £37,768 a year, |
| Eligibility | PhD degree |
| Deadline | 29th July 2016 |
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| Job Ref: | 55534 |
