Positions at CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology
Research Group: Population Genomics
Date Listed: 07/11/2011
Principal Investigator: Shuhua Xu, Ph.D.
Website: www.picb.ac.cn
Associate Professor
We are looking for a responsible, independent and coordinative Ph.D., with at least 3year biology-related research experience, to work as Associate Professor in our group.
Majors as Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or Statistics are welcomed.
The selected candidate must have necessary knowledge or skills of Statistics, Software
and Programming, and have published at least 2 papers as first author or corresponding
author in influential scientific journals in the fields of Computational Biology, Genetics
or Molecular Evolution.
The experience of DNA & RNA sequencing, genotyping or gene expression chip data
analysis is a plus. And those who are mainly involved in one of the following research
fields are also highly appreciated: population admixture (gene communication) and
migration history, environment adaptation (natural selection), population structure,
linkage disequilibrium, recombination, complex traits/diseases mapping, gene-gene
interaction.
We prefer especially those people who are willing to devote at least 2 years in the
institute and also have the ability to supervise graduate students.
Researcher Associate or Postdoc
We are currently seeking for a highly motivated Ph.D with at least 3-year biology-related
research experience, to work as Researcher Associate or Postdoc in our group. Majors as
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics or Statistics are welcomed.
The selected candidate must have necessary knowledge or skills of Statistics, Software
and Programming, and have published at least 1 papers as first author or corresponding
author in influential scientific journals in the fields of Computational Biology, Genetics
or Molecular Evolution.
The experience of DNA & RNA sequencing, genotyping or gene expression chip data
analysis is a plus. And those who are mainly involved in one of the following research
fields are also highly appreciated: population admixture (gene communication) and
migration history, environment adaptation (natural selection), population structure,
linkage disequilibrium, recombination, complex traits/diseases mapping, gene-gene
interaction.
We prefer especially those people who are willing to devote at least 2 years in the
institute and also have the ability to supervise graduate students.
Computer Programmer
The position of Computer Programmer is available to those people who are familiar to
the common programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, etc.
Competitive candidates must be diligent, patient, responsible and devoted. Having the
background knowledge of Statistics and be familiar with platforms such as R, Matlab, etc
is a plus.
We prefer especially those people who are willing to devote at least 2 years in the
institute.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, recommendation letters (at least two),
and name references to: xushua.picb@gmail.com