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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MICROBIAL GENETICS

A postdoctoral position is available December 1, 2008, to investigate mechanisms of gene regulation in Moraxella catarrhalis. Emphasis will be placed on the identification of gene products whose expression is up-regulated in vivo. This position requires a Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or a related biological science and experience with recombinant DNA techniques. Position includes salary, fringe benefits, and the opportunity to work in a dynamic research environment. Send curriculum vitae and the names and telephone numbers of three references to:

Dr. Eric J. Hansen

Department of Microbiology

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Boulevard

Dallas, TX 75390-9048

FAX: 214-648-5905

Email: PostdocApplicantEJH@UTSouthwestern.edu

UT Southwestern is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.

A postdoctoral research associate position is available at the Division of Bioinformatics and Outcomes Research (BIOR), of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University. The specific project will involve working on data mining and modeling of biological and physical data, analysis of medical images, and numerical optimization for application in radiotherapy treatment informatics. BIOR is a dynamically growing bioinformatics group, including many researchers and collaborators from diverse fields. Opportunities exist in many current and new exciting projects, including statistical modeling of biological processes and treatment outcomes, analysis of biomarkers in different cancer sites, as well as projects involving 4D image guidance and treatment planning optimization. Please e-mail or mail detailed curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to Issam El Naqa 4921 Parkview Place, LL, Campus Box 8224, St. Louis, MO, elnaqa@wustl.edu

Qualifications:

A PhD degree in Electrical or Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Computer Science, or related discipline is required. Programming skills are required of this position, preferably in Matlab or C/C++.

Contact:

Issam El Naqa, PhD

Washington University

4921 Parkview Place, LL, Campus Box 8224

St. Louis, MO 63110

Phone:

(314) 362-0129

Fax:

Email:

elnaqa@wustl.edu

Screening of applicants is open until the position is filled. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Competitive Salary. Special Conditions: Position is funded for one year with possible extension for an additional year. Benefits: Eligibility is according to the school's guidelines for postdoctoral appointee.

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic researcher to join our team in the development of improved methods for the quantification of gene expression, exploiting thermodynamic sequence properties and probabilistic inference. The project equally requires an interest in mathematical modeling and the design and evaluation of appropriate microarray experiments.

Successful candidates are expected to hold a PhD degree in a technical or scientific field and must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of implementing and applying probabilistic models. The new group member will implement algorithms for probabilistic inference in R, MatLab, or Octave. Solid knowledge of a development environment for numerical problems is hence required. Experience with data analysis in a biomedical or life-science domain would be an advantage. In this project, an understanding of thermodynamics and non-equilibrium effects may also be helpful. The project requires regular interaction with laboratory scientists and engineers, e.g., assisting in the planning of well-designed experiments and taking personal responsibility for the full data analysis process. Aninterest in collaborating with researchers from other domains and excellent communication skills in English are thus essential (German a plus).

The position is available immediately and has an initial tenure of three years. We can offer a competitive salary/benefits package and look forward to receiving your application by 17 August 2008. Short listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview. Late applications may be considered until the position has been filled. Applications should be addressed to DrDavid Kreil.

Please include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and the names of three referees, who should be asked to send references to us directly. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Post-Doc Position: Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Deadline: 25 August, 2008
The Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), an associate member of
the Leibniz Society, addresses ecological and socio-economic issues
related to the sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems such as
mangroves, coral reefs and sea grass beds. Research and teaching at
the Center are devoted to the structure and functions of these
ecosystems, their resources and their vulnerability to human
interventions and natural changes. The research is conducted within
interdisciplinary partnership projects with institutions and
universities in the tropics.
The social-ecological systems (SES) analysis group at the ZMT
investigates human-nature relations. Participatory approaches to the
generation of social-ecological system understanding and to the
identification of ways to steer coastal change into more desirable
directions are major foci. The SES group operates a research programme
in three coastal regions of Indonesia (SPICE Cluster 6). We are now
looking for a social or natural scientist with a strong
interdisciplinary research orientation. The post is embedded in the
two key research themes of SPICE Cluster 6 (Social-ecological systems
analysis and Governance). The research under this post should provide
new insights on the potentials of alternative livelihood options (e.g.
marine polyculture) as socially, economically and ecologically
sustainable income sources for Indonesian coastal communities. A focus
on innovations is encouraged. The field focus of this post is in the
Spermonde Coral Archipelago but the research should provide results of
wider relevance.
The position is at the level of E13 and initially funded from 1.10
2008 until 30.8 2010. Further work is envisaged. The ZMT is interested
in increasing the number of women in the field of science and
encourages qualified women to apply. Given similar levels of
qualification, physically handicapped applicants will be given
preference. Interviews will be held in the period August 28 th until
September 5th .
Please apply by e-mail (CV with current address and phone number,
statement of interest, work proposal of 2-4 pages and names of two
referees) by August 25th to zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de.


Deadline: 25 August, 2008
Contact: zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de

Particle Theory phenomenology : beyond the standard model @ LHC The theoretical physics group at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL) will have a postdoctoral position beginning December 1st 2008. The appointment will be initially for 3 years with possible extension for additional 3 years. The salary will be in the range 2271 - 3430 EUR gross (net salary will be roughly 20% less) according to the experience of the candidate.

The successful candidate is expected to carry out a research program in Particle Theory beyond the standard model in connection with LHC phenomenology. The permanent members of the particle theory group at IPNL are professor Aldo Deandrea, and two CNRS researchers, Sacha Davidson and Giacomo Cacciapaglia. There is also a large LHC experimental group, and a close connections to CERN and Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon.

Application

Applicants are requested to send their CV, a short research statement and 3 letters of reference to be sent confidentially by referees to Aldo Deandrea by e-mail (deandrea@ipnl.in2p3.fr)

The Biology of Aging & Age-Related Diseases Training Grant is an established, multidisciplinary grant funded by NIH that focuses on basic mechanisms of aging, preventive interventions & clinical problems of older adults. There are 25 faculty trainers from 14 departments, including Project Dir. Sanjay Asthana.

For further information about the training grant and a list of training grant faculty, see www.biologyofaging.wisc.edu. Earliest Start Date: October 1, 2008. Must be US citizen or permanent resident by time of appointment and must have completed the advanced degree by the start of the appointment. This opening is intended for individuals who are committed to a research career in the biology of aging and intend to spend a minimum of two years in the postdoctoral position. TO APPLY, submit the following BY August 22, 2008. Include a cover statement that describes the biology of aging research you wish to pursue while on this grant, the name of a UW faculty trainer with whom you wish to work, your thesis title and preceptors name. Also provide your CV, transcripts of all college coursework (copies okay), transcript of GRE or MCAT scores, and 3 letters of recommendation. If advanced degree is outside U.S., include certification of equivalency to a U.S. college degree. Submit to Training Grant Application, Institute on Aging, 2245 MSC, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, dweber@wisc.edu. For questions, call 608-263-6404. THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

There is an immediate opening for post doc position in Semiconductor Nano Device Laboratory (SNDL) in the field single photon source/detector based on quantum bots using GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures.
We are involved in following research areas: high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) based on GaAs and GaN, transport phenomena in two dimension electron gas (2DEG), nano device fabrication, electrical characterization of nano-particles and DNA, THz devices based on LT-GaAs, Growth of superlattices and Quantum Cascaded Lasers (QCL) using Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE).
http://icc.skku.ac.kr/~nano/

We are seeking a strongly motivated candidate with specialization in experimental condensed matter physics. The candidate should have knowledge of photoluminescence at low temperatures and other optical analytical skills. The candidate will have access to the state-of-art facilities in the laboratory. Experience of working in clean room will be appreciated but not required.

The candidates with background in other areas of optics are also strongly encouraged to apply for this position. We welcome fresh candidates with interest in our field who have potentials to work in different areas of condensed matter physics.

The position is expected to begin immediately.

Application

Interested candidates should submit a detailed CV. Please include the details (email address, phone, FAX) of three experts whom, if contacted, can give a better judgment about your skills.

Prof. Gil-Ho Kim
23210, School of Information and Communication Engineering
Sungkyunkwan University
300 Chunchun dong
Jangan gu, Suwon, Kyunggi-do
Korea 440747.
E-mail: ghkim@skku.edu
Phone: 82-31-290-7970
Fax: 82-31-299-4618

The University of Antwerp is a knowledge centre with 3.400 co-workers that performs ground-breaking and innovative research of international standing. The university takes special care to ensure optimum support and supervision of students, and pays constant attention to educational innovation. The university is an autonomous pluralistic institution that is committed to the enhancement of an open, democratic and multicultural society, and it pursues an equal opportunities policy.

The VIB - Department of Molecular Genetics is affiliated with the University of Antwerp and is one of eight departments of the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) (http://www.vib.be/VIB/EN/). More than 80 researchers are working in four groups active in the research of complex neurological diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system of man (http://www.molgen.ua.ac.be/). In addition there is a centralized genetic service facility providing high-throughput genetic and cellular analyses.
The Peripheral Neuropathy Group within the VIB - Department of Molecular Genetics is looking for a

Postdoctoral Researcher

to support their research.
Job description

We have contributed to the identification of genes responsible for various types of inherited peripheral neuropathies. The identification of genes and disease-associated mutations is the first step in understanding the pathomechanisms, and opens new perspectives for molecular genetic diagnosis and therapy. Genotype/phenotype correlations guide the selection of specific mutations suitable for functional analysis in cellular systems and model organisms. One of our projects aims to study a the effect of mutations in a gene that we recently identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. The postdoc will apply molecular genetic and cell biology tools to study specific mutations. We offer an excellent multidisciplinary team-oriented research environment involving clinicians, geneticists, molecular biologists and bio-informaticians.
Profile

• The candidate should be holder of a PhD, MD or both degrees, self-motivated and highly creative.
• The applicant is expected to have a strong interest in neurodegeneration, neurosciences, molecular cell biology and small model organisms.
• Necessary skills: laboratory experience, team player with a sense of initiative and responsibility, well-organized and mobile.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, the ability to obtain independent funding and at least one accepted first-author publication in an international peer-reviewed journal are required.

To apply for this position

E-mail a detailed CV with a 1 page description of previous research experience and two recommendation letters.
Application deadline: 31 August 2008.
Contact:

Secretary Mrs. Gisele Smeyers, Fax. +32 3 265 10 12, E-mail: Gisele.Smeyers@ua.ac.be
More details on the project can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD, E-mail: Vincent.Timmerman@ua.ac.be