牛津大学基因组和生物信息学博士后岗位

Institution

University of Oxford

Position

Postdoctoral Research Assistant: From Population Genomes to Global Pedigrees (Readvertisement)

Location

Oxford, UK

Date Posted

Oct 4th 2007

Description

Applications for the fixed term 2 years’ duration post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant funded by EPSRC are invited from researchers interested in working on this high-impact project – the inference of global pedigrees from genomes. Candidates should have relevant background and research experience in computer science and statistical modelling and mathematics.

Genomics and Bioinformatics are currently a particularly exciting area of modern science. There is an acute shortage of researchers trained on the analytical side of the subject, so that future job prospects for those moving into the field are very good, in both the academic and the private sectors.

The post thus offers the opportunity of a substantial impact on one of the major international projects in human genetics, within the context of very strong academic groups.

The project involves collaboration between Professor Mike Steel (Christchurch, New Zealand) and Professor Jotun Hein (Oxford, UK). The applicant will spend most time in Oxford, but will have 2 longer stays in New Zealand.

The key goal of this project is:

• To investigate the possibility of pedigree inference from genomes under idealized models

• To investigate combinatorial properties of pedigrees.
Selection Criteria

• Knowledge of broad range of topics which come under the heading of computational biology and bioinformatics.

• High quality research skills in the field of mathematics, computer science or statistics.

• Strong background in computational biology, computer science, mathematics or statistics, preferably in more than one of these areas

• A PhD, or equivalent research experience, will be required.

Contact

http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk