Post-doc position in Computational Biology of Cancer at Institut Curie, Paris, France 
The position is open immediately and created for 2 years with possible extension.
Context:
Institut Curie is one of the biggest European
institutions for cancer research with strong and old interdisciplinary
traditions. It also comprises a hospital specialized in cancer treatment, and
therefore dispose of a continuum of expertise from fundamental research to
patient care. It is located in the center of Paris in a both cultural and
scientific rich environment (see http://www.curie.fr).
The Bioinformatics Laboratory of Institut Curie
was created in 2003. In January 2008, it has become an INSERM mixed unit
"Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology of Cancer" (unit 900 INSERM -
Mines ParisTech - Institut Curie) involving about 50 researchers and students.
It is a very active and growing interdisciplinary team of biologists,
physicians, mathematicians, statisticians, physicists and computer scientists
(see http://bioinfo.curie.fr).
Mission of the postdoc:
The postdoc will work at the interface of the "Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology" laboratory and the biologist and clinician groups. She/he will be involved in the integration and computational analysis of data collected on tumors and models using microarray and deep sequencing technologies, and encompassing several levels of observations: mutation screening, DNA copy number, transcriptome profiling (including small RNAs), DNA methylation and histone modification screening ...
Requirements for the candidate:
The ideal candidate will have a background in bioinformatics, statistics, and/or molecular biology. Knowledge of one programming language and of sequence analysis is required. A strong interest in cancer research is necessary. The candidate must have a strong capability to collaborate simultaneously with experimentalists and theoreticians.
Contact:
Please send CV, letter of motivation and
references to bcsb22 @ curie.fr
For further information please contact Emmanuel.Barillot @ curie.fr
posted 2008.08.05
