Postdoctoral position in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Postdoctoral position in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology :
Galveston (Houston area, US)

Postdoctoral position in bioinformatics and systems biology are
available in the laboratory of Maga Rowicka at the department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). The BMB department is among ten
top NIH-funded biochemistry departments in the country. The
bioinformatics has recently became one of the UTMB priority areas
with three tenure-track faculty hired last year and two new hires
planned for that year.

The postdoctoral fellow will develop computational and statistical
methods for analysis of the next generation sequencing data and
will have access to in-house ChIP-seq data. We are seeking
excellent candidates who are highly motivated and career-oriented.
Candidates should have* Ph.D. in physics, computer science, biology
*or a related field. Successful applicants will have excellent
programming skills (C/C++, Matlab, perl/python, R). Research
experience in bioinformatics is desirable.

UTMB is located in Galveston, Texas, on a historical tropical
island in the Gulf of Mexico in the greater Houston area. UTMB is a
part of the Gulf Coast Consortium for Bioinformatics, which offers
excellent cross-disciplinary research and education opportunities.

Interested applicants should submit a CV, a letter of interest and
the names of three referees to Dr. Rowicka at
Maga.Rowicka@utmb.edu. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt
and selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.

UTMB is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university that
proudly values diversity. Candidates of all backgrounds are
encouraged to apply.