| senior postdoctoral researcher-programmer |
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| Date Posted | Wednesday, 26 September 2012 |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Institute Information |
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw ul. Ks. Trojdena 4 Warsaw, 02-109 Website: http://iimcb.genesilico.pl |
| Job Description | The senior postdoctoral researcher is supposed to be an experienced bioinformaticist/software deloper. We will consider only candidates who have experience both in the development of bioinformatics software and good understanding of molecular structures.
The successful candidate will be responsible for taking over an already running project focused on the development of RNA, protein, and protein-RNA complex prediction methods (based on coarse graining and statistical potentials) and contributing towards its further development and application in RNA/protein design and prediction of effects of mutations on structure and function. The software is written mostly in C/C++ and Python. Apart from research, additional tasks will include supervising junior programmers (undergraduate and PhD students) and contributing to the unification of software development in the lab. Postdocs who intend to become independent group leaders (outside of IIMCB) in the next step of their career are particularly encouraged to apply. |
| Qualification | essential: PhD in computational, natural of life sciences; experience in software development, very good programming skills (C/C++ is a must, Python is desirable), knowledge of methods for macromolecular (protein/nucleic acids) structure prediction
preferred: experience in the development of 3D structure prediction and modeling methods, Monte Carlo simulations, Molecular Dynamics, development of statistical potentials, machine learning methods, Good command of English (written and spoken) is absolutely essential. |
| Compensation | 3000 Euro/month |
| How to Apply | Applications in English (pdf format) should be sent to employment@genesilico.pl. Include a CV, a motivation letter, sample of documented software code (of the candidate's sole authorship) in C/C++ (and additionally in Python, if possible), and contacts of at least two potential referees (including at least one former supervisor).
Important: All applications must contain the following statement to allow us process your data: "I hereby give consent for my personal data included in the job offer to be processed for the purposed of recruitment under the Data Protection Act 1997 (Dz. U. 2002 no. 101, item 926 with subs. changes)." / "Wyra?am zgod? na przetwarzanie danych osobowych w celach rekrutacji zgodnie z ustaw? z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. o ochronie danych osobowych (tekst jedn.: Dz U. z 2002 r. Nr 101, poz 926 z pó?n. zm.)." We will contact top candidates only, to interview them by email/phone/Skype, and selected candidates will be invited for an interview. In case no suitable candidate applies before the deadline, the search will be extended until a suitable candidate is found. |
| Application deadline | October 31, 2012 |
| Supervisor/ Principal Investigator | Prof. Janusz M. Bujnicki |
| Contact Info |
Contact Email: employment@genesilico.pl |
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