加拿大爱德华王子岛病理和微生物学研究博士后岗位
InstitutionUniversity of Prince Edward Island AVC CanadaPositionPOST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN MOLLUSK HEALTH LABORATORYLocationPrince Edward Island Charlottetown CanadaDate PostedApril 17th 2008Date Expir ...
Institution
University of Prince Edward Island, AVC, Canada
Position
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN MOLLUSK HEALTH LABORATORY
Location
Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada
Date Posted
April 17th 2008
Date Expires
July 1st 2008
Tags
tunicates, microarray, branched dna technology, bioinformatic, andgenomics
Description
A postdoctoral research position will be available in the spring 2008 inthe Mollusk Health Laboratory (MHL) in the Department of Pathology andMicrobiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince EdwardIsland. The MHL group is interested in the development of diagnostictools in order to monitor the tunicate invasive species. Specifictranscripts and proteins will be targeted in this project funded by theAtlantic Innovation Fund Round IV. This is a 2-year-contract position.
The successful candidate will actively participate in developing amicroarray platform, interpretation of dataset, and statisticalanalysis. The specific target will be coated on beads in order todevelop a unique diagnostic tool based on bead assay integratingbranched DNA technology and flow cytometry analysis. The successfulcandidate will be also involved in bioinformatic analysis, qualitycontrol, database management system, grant and publication preparation.
Applicants must have a DVM and/or PhD or equivalent and wide experiencein genomics and proteomics high-throughput analysis or a related field.Knowledge of microarray data analysis and cutting-edge bioinformaticstools such as Perl/Java language is an asset.
Applications will be accepted until May 30th, 2008 or until a suitablecandidate is found. The starting date will be no later than July 1st,2008. The salary for this position is $45,000/annum including fringe benefits.
Contact
To apply, please submit a letter detailing your qualifications,experience and research interest, a current CV, and arrange to have 3letters of reference sent to:
Dr. Gerry Johnson, ChairDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology
Atlantic Veterinary College
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3 Canada
gjohnson@upei.ca or Fax: (902) 566-0851