Job description:
The centre presents a dynamic and young research staff, endeavouring a considerable effort on international post-graduation programmes and presently hosting more than 60 master and PhD students and post-docs. Additionally, the centre wants to implement new and demanding technical approaches by reinforcing its human critical mass, in order to reinforce the participation in international funding programmes and networks.
Qualifications and Experience
Advanced molecular biology studies using techniques such as DNA arrays, and proteomics have been performed within the research groups of Yeast Biology and Plant Biology of the CB-UM under national and international cooperation projects. High-throughput experiments are expected to increase in importance in the near future.
The Centre currently lacks members with solid background in the bioinformatical techniques necessary to fully interpret the large amounts of data produced. A bioinformatics expert will have a key role of application of software tools in biological data analysis in improving the Centre’s scientific output as well as strengthen scientific cooperation with leading scientific research groups.
Solid background in informatics and statistics is required. The candidate should have extensive skills in interpreting high throughput biological data (genomics and proteomics) and in data mining. This researcher should have experience in utilization and development of software tools for biology. The centre cover a wide field within biology, from yeast to plants and animal cells, so the applicant should have the ability to work on different types of biological data.
Application Procedure
Applicants should send a CV, a reference letter and a motivation letter (clearly indicating the Job/Fellowship reference) to:
Centro de Biologia(CB)
Universidade do Minho
Campus de Gualtar
4710 - 057 Braga
Portugal
Additional information can be obtained via e-mail clucas@bio.uminho.pt In case of problems with normal mail, this e-mail address can also be used for application submission.
Application deadline: 30 August, 2007.
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