National AIDS Reserach Institute Pune : Walk in Interview (Senior Research Assistant) 12 November 2010

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Application is invited for walk in Interview for the following posts under ‘HIV Sentinel Surveillance project’ These posts are purely temporary and are to be filled on year to year basis for the duration of the project.

Name of Post : Senior Research Assistant (Lab)
Number of Post : 01
Consolidated Salary  Rs.13,035/-
Qualification Required : M.Sc. in Biotechnology / Microbiology
Desired Experience : Experience in immunological and virological assays
Date of Reporting : 12 November 2010 (09.00 am)

Walk in with your application on plain paper, enclose full bio data and a set of an attested photocopies of proof of age, educational qualification mark sheets, degree certificates, experience letters etc. along with a cross Demand Draft for Rs.25/-drawn in favor of  Director National AIDS Research Institute 73, ‘G’ Block MIDC, Bhosari, P.B. 1895, Pune 411026.

Government servants should apply through proper channel. Director, NARI reserves the right to shortlist the candidates to be interviewed. Any canvassing by or on behalf of the candidates or bringing political or other influence with regards to selection shall be considered as a disqualification. Age and experience is relaxable in deserving cases.



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Postdoctoral Position in Population / Evolutionary Genetics, South Africa

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A postdoctoral position is available in the Aquaculture Division, Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University with the focus on Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of farmed kob, Argyrosomus

japonicus and Argyrosomus inodorus, and the potential genetic impacts of farmed fish on associated wild fish populations. This project is a collaborative effort with Marine and Coastal Management (Dr Brett Macey)
and the University of Pretoria (Prof Paulette Bloomer).

Exciting new industry initiatives are presently underway that are exploring the culture potential of indigenous marine finfish in South Africa. Two such species currently under investigation are the dusky kob Argyrosomus

japonicus and silver kob A. inodorus. The proposed cage farming operations along the South African coastline have, however, raised concerns from both the [public] and conservation management authorities
about the potential genetic impacts of farmed fish on wild populations.

The current project is therefore aimed at the identification of populations or stocks along the southern African coast followed by the establishment of a broodstock management programme that can assist in

the appropriate placement of farms and hatcheries as well as and minimize the potential negative genetic impact of farmed animals on wild fish populations.
The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for:
1) The development of molecular genetic markers that enable the detection of fine-scale patterns of genetic variation in populations
with potentially shallow genetic sub-structure.
2) The identification of populations/stocks of A. japonicus and A. inodorus
along the southern African coast based on species-specific
microsatellites.
3) Assisting with the formulation of recommendations for kob farming along the South African coast.
Minimum requirements:
PhD with specialization in Population and/or Evolutionary Genetics or any closely related discipline. Candidates should have proficiency in the relevant population analysis software packages and experience with
microsatellite data will be an added advantage. The ideal candidate should also have proven project management experience and ability to set deadlines and meet milestones.
Closing date: 26 September 2010

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Postdoc/Researcher in Bioethanol Production, Denmark

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The Bioenergy Group at DTU Environment is conducting research and development within bioconversion of organic matter to biofuels and bioenergy. Our activities are organized in several sub-groups, such as

biogas, microbial fuel cells, biohydrogen and bioethanol.

Job description:

We are seeking a competent Postdoc/Researcher to carry out research, supervise and organize the activities in the bioethanol group. We are conducting research with production of ethanol production from

lignocellulosic biomass. Our activities include hydrothermal pretreament, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation.
Qualifications: Candidates for the position should have academic qualifications equivalent to the PhD level within biotechnology, biochemical engineering, microbiology or bioprocess technology.

Also candidates should have very strong background (documented by both teaching and research) in lignocellulosic bioethanol production (pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation,analysis of biomass composition). Research experience should be demonstrated by number of relevant publications in area of bioethanol and other biofuels, and with documented supervision of PhD students and master students.

Further information:
Further information may be obtained from Researcher Dimitar Karakashev, dbka@env.dtu.dk
Application Deadline: 1 October 2010.

Further fellowship details and application

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JRF/SRF/RA posts vacant at Calcutta University | M.Sc/PhD's can send E - Resume

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Applications with testimonials are invited from eligible candidates to work in the Project entitled“Chemical and Pharmacological investigation of Indian Marine poisonous fishes” funded by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India under the guidance of Prof. Jharna Ray, S. N. Pradhan Centre for Neurosciences,CU. Project involves extensive field work and handling poisonous fishes.

Position: Junior Research Fellow

Qualification: M. Sc. in any stream of Biological Sciences and preferably NET/GATE Qualified

Fellowship: Rs.12,000 per month


Position: Senior Research Fellow

Qualification: M. Sc. in any stream of Biological Sciences with 2-3 years of research experience and documented by publications

Fellowship: Rs. 16,000 per month


Position: Research Associate

Qualification: PhD in Life Sciences supported with publications Salary: Rs. 16,000 per month


Tenure: Duration of the project is upto March 2012.

Last date for receiving applications is April 16, 2010

Contact person: Prof. Jharna Ray, S. N. Pradhan Centre for

Neurosciences, C.U. 244B, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata –700 020 and 35,

Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata –

700 019

e-mail: jharnaray@gmail.com


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Germany live projects-The Bioinformatica Solutions

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Dear Students,

We have recently returned from Rostock University, Germany and have some collaborative projects on miRNA and Cancer. In case you are interested to work on the live project, let me know. I will discuss in detail about the project. The Bioinformatica Solutions will also assist you to for the jobs and admission in Germany.

We are pioneer in Lucknow for the quality project work in the advance field of Bioinformatics. We have already guided many project/dissertation in the area of Vaccine design, siRNA design, Gene identification, Drug designing, Genomics, Proteomics, QSAR modeling, Metabolomics, Chemo-informatics, Toxico-informatics and System Biology. Apart from these researches oriented areas we are also providing our expert guidance in Bioperl, Biopython, .net technologies for industrial projects.

We have strong team of experts in Bioinformatics who assist you throughout the project development life cycle. We normally identify the problem as per your research interest so that good publication may come up only in the dissertation period.

We have already trained more than 200 students from almost all part of India and most of them already selected in research labs of international repute. This time also, we are getting number of application for 1-6 month dissertation work during their MSc,M.Tech,B.Tech,workshop & summer & winter vacation. As we have very limited seats, we recommend you to kindly register yourself as early as possible.

Our new batch is going to start from 1st of April 2010.


We will be happy to answer all your queries regarding project / dissertation work/ training.
Good Luck.

www.thebioinformatica.com

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Data Manager, BIOINFORMATICS @ Queen Mary School

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

A position is available in the Cancer Genomics Group for an experienced Data Manager.  The appointee will be a member of the Institute of Cancer and the Cancer Research UK Centre at Barts and the London’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, and will be based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in the City of London.  The appointee will be responsible for organising and assisting with all the cancer genomics studies undertaken by the group. This will involve data generated by new state-of-the-art array technology including high throughput sequencers (454-Roche and Illumina).

REQUIREMENTS:

They should have experience/working knowledge in management of large data sets. Working knowledge of UNIX is essential. Experience with high throughput sequencing data would be an advantage. Opportunities will exist for further involvement in this exciting area.

TERMS:
This is a fixed-term post until 30 September 2011.

SALARY & BENEFITS:

Future funding of the post is determined by performance reviews of the entire programme by Cancer Research UK. Appointment will be made on the Professional Grade 4 scale, with a starting salary in the range of 30,079-33,492 GBP per annum (inclusive of London Allowance), depending on experience.  The benefits package for this post includes 30 days annual leave plus 4 College closure days; a contributory final salary pension scheme and  an interest free season ticket loan.

HOW TO APPLY:

For an application form and further information, please visit the Human Resources website on http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies, or request details (quoting reference number 09280/MB) via email csq-recruit@qmul.ac.uk. Applicants wishing to make a non-electronic application may contact our 24 hour recruitment line on 020-7882 6149 for details.

DEADLINE:

The deadline for return of completed application forms is 5pm (GMT) on 31st July 2009. Forms should be returned via email to csq-recruit@qmul.ac.uk. For alternative means of applying, please contact the Recruitment Office.  Applications must not be sent directly to the Centre for Medical Oncology.

Promoting excellence in teaching, learning and research
Valuing Diversity and Committed to Equality

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Scientific Programmer @ European Bioinformatics Institute--Cambridge

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for an experienced scientific programmer to produce software implementing techniques, explored in an existing project, in a manner that is suitable for use within production environments. S/he will also provide initial support to users.

The scientific programmer will produce, test, document, maintain, distribute and support code implementing a new statistical method called "AYB" - (see http://www.ebi.ac.uk/goldman/AYB) which has been developed at the EBI. This method analyses data from high-throughput sequencing systems; specifically, the base-calling component of the Illumina GA pipeline. In addition, the postholder should combine these duties with research into further development of the AYB methodology. The scientific programmer will report to the AYB project leaders at the EBI and will collaborate with scientists at EBI and other research institutes. Some travel, including international, is expected in the user support role.

REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate will have a first degree in a highly numerate subject such as maths, statistics, computer science or engineering and a relevant post-graduate qualification would be advantageous. S/he will have a minimum of 3 years experience of software engineering, including successful completion of multiple projects and have proven ability to implement complex numerical methods in robust, easy to use software suitable for non-experts. Experience of development of novel computationally-intensive data analysis methods would also be advantage as would experience of working in a research environment.

It is essential that the scientific programmer has experience of C/C++ programming and software engineering (build systems, version control, unit testing), on both Windows and Unix platforms and have informal experience with several distinct programming language families. Other languages would also prove highly beneficial.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication both written and oral and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work within a small team, seeking advice from others when needed.Experience of providing user support (helpdesk/e-mail/in person) would be highly desirable.

TERMS:
An initial contract of 2 years will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of review.

LOCALE:
European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

SALARY & BENEFITS: Competitive.

HOW TO APPLY:
For further information please visit http://www.ebi.ac.uk/goldman/jobs.html , http://www.embl.org/ and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/. To apply, please email a cover letter, CV (in English) and contact information of three professional references quoting ref. no. AC/09/058/EBI in the subject line, to: applications@ebi.ac.uk.

DEADLINE: July 26, 2009

EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation. Please note that special visa requirements apply to persons from countries outside the EU coming to work at EMBL-EBI in the UK. This period of work will not count as qualifying time in the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.

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BIOINFORMATICIAN @ Cancer Research UK--Cambridge

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BACKGROUND:

The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is a major new initiative of Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. Strategically situated on the Addenbrooke�s biomedical campus, the Institute emphasises a multi-disciplinary approach linking the laboratory to the clinic to solve problems associated with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

The Bioinformatics Core facility provides computational support for research at CRI through statistical data analysis, data management, and training and consultation services, focussing primarily on high-throughput genomics technologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are seeking a bioinformatician to join our growing team and support microarray and next generation sequencing based projects. You will work closely with scientists on a regular basis analyzing data generated by our in-house Illumina genomics platforms for a range of applications including differential gene expression, ChIP analysis of DNA-bound proteins, SNP detection, copy number analysis and structural variation. You will also gain experience in experimental design and downstream analysis techniques, such as identifying gene signatures and regulatory networks.

REQUIREMENTS:

You should have a first degree in a scientific or computational discipline and preferably a postgraduate degree or significant experience in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology. The role requires good communication skills, as you will work closely with research scientists and other bioinformaticians, and the ability to work well in a team. You should also have programming skills and knowledge of bioinformatics software and data resources would be an advantage.

PREFERENCES:

The ideal candidate will have experience in the use of statistical methods and/or computational packages for analysing microarray data, especially using R and associated Bioconductor packages.

LOCALE: Cambridge, UK

SALARY & BENEFITS: £26,150 - £36,150 pa inclusive

HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply online at https://jobs.cancerresearchuk.org/

DEADLINE: July 24, 2009

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Research Scientist

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BACKGROUND:

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company committed to the discovery and development of breakthrough small molecule drugs for serious diseases. The Company's strategy is to commercialize its products both independently and in collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies. Vertex's product pipeline is focused on viral diseases, cystic fibrosis, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and pain. The Knowledge Management group is developing systems to acquire, integrate, and interpret the critical internal and external information sources that enable drug discovery and development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The group currently seeks a Research Scientist to assist in assembling a knowledge engineering infrastructure and incorporate unstructured text data into its knowledge base.

•  Collect, or if necessary create, ontologies and thesauri relevant to Vertex’s scientific and business interests.
• Assemble computational components to develop a natural language processing engine.
• Incorporate text mining capability into workflows or automated pipelines to address questions encountered in drug discovery and development.
• Build a knowledgebase of results obtained through text mining
•  Work with functional groups throughout the company to identify applications for text mining systems.

REQUIREMENTS:

A higher degree (preferably a Ph.D.) in biomedical sciences and a thorough knowledge of information sources that are important for drug discovery and development.  In addition, 2-3 years of experience working in the text mining area and familiarity with major text mining technologies and applications, such as biomedical ontologies, RDF, SPARQL, OWL, UMLS, MetaMap, Linguamatics, Taverna, etc.

LOCALE: Cambridge, MA

HOW TO APPLY:
See http://careers.vrtx.com/ and search for keyword "mining".

DEADLINE: Open until filled

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Software Engineer, Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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BACKGROUND:

The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a dynamic, world-leading scientific research institute based in Rockville, MD, is expanding its award-winning software team.  Our ongoing success requires that we hire only the most enthusiastic and talented software engineering and bioinformatics professionals.  If you are an energetic and creative individual interested in joining a fast-paced, team-centered environment, please consider the career opportunities listed below.  (Principals only – no 3rd party agencies).

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Designs and develops optimized/cross-platform user interface in CSS,  HTML, JavaScript, and AJAX.
- Develops prototypes, mock-ups, storyboards, and provides HCI (Human-Computer interaction) design support for various web and scientific applications.
- Designs, implements and maintains n-tiered applications supporting scientific research and cutting edge data visualization using Web.
- Works cooperatively with other staff to achieve Venter Institute’s research goals. 

REQUIREMENTS:
- BS or MS in computer science or software engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years experience in GUI development and data visualization in web or scientific applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX and Flash.
- Ability to collaborate across a multi-disciplinary team, and work independently.

PREFERENCES:
- Knowledge and experience of Java, JSP, Spring/Struts, Tiles and Servlets.
- Bioinformatics experience or significant experience in other complex scientific domain
- Experience with Asynchronous and Service Oriented Architectures/Web Services
Swing, Applets, Flash, XML, SQL, Perl-cgi, C/C++
- Web Server or J2EE Application Server experience, specifically Tomcat or JBoss
- Development in mixed environment of Windows and Linux.

SALARY & BENEFITS:
JCVI offers an excellent working environment and a competitive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY:
For more info or to apply, visit our web site at http://www.jcvi.org/. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

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