Location: Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Last Date: October 29, 2009.
Description :
5 PhD students / Postdoctoral Researchers in bioinformatics
The researchers will develop techniques in the following areas:
- Ontologies and text-mining for gene, disease, drug relationships;
- Algorithms for protein interaction networks and systems biology;
- Modelling of protein complexes and identification of motifs from structure and apply them
to
- Identification of Parkinson disease genes;
- Prediction of outcome in cancer;
- Understanding chemoresistance in cancer.
Data to be used will comprise gene expression, RNA interference, protein networks and atomic
force microscopy data.
Applicants are required to have a university degree or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computing,
Biology, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Medicine, or related. Candidates should have a good
spoken and written English. PostDoc candidates should have a sound record of peer-reviewed
scientific publications. Terms: Salary E 13 TV-L in accordance with the applicant’s
qualifications and experience. The positions are initially limited to 1 year with possibility
to extend up to 3 years. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research
Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG). Further details can be found on
www.biotec.tu-dresden.de/schroeder
TU Dresden is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The University undertakes
affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for women and persons with
disabilities.
Please send a CV, a list of publications, a summary of current/past research (1 – 2 pages),
and contact details of two or three references until 29th October 2009 to michael.schroeder@tu-dresden.de
