Responsibilities include the analysis and interpretation of biological
data. A degree (Ph.D. or M.Sc.) is required in the fields of biology,
bioinformatics, computer science, or related fields. Basic biological,
bioinformatics and machine learning skills are also required.
Description
The Bioinformatics Laboratory (BIL) is a recent
laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science at the Foundation for
Research and Technology, Hellas (ICS-FORTH) founded in 2011. BIL is also
affiliated with the Computer Science Department of the University of
Crete (CSD, UoC): the Head of the lab, Prof. Tsamardinos is also an
Assistant Professor at CSD, UoC; additionally, the laboratory offers
several fellowships to UoC graduate students.
BIL has recently secured funding in competitive and exciting EU and
Greek National research grants (BIOSYS by GSRT, eModia by GSRT, STATegra
EU FP7, as well as participation in other grants). BIL is looking to
expand by hiring ambitious, energetic, intelligent, and hard-working
individuals to lead the development of novel machine learning methods,
particularly for bioinformatics and computational biology problems, as
well as innovative application of bioinformatics to biological data. BIL
members have pioneered state-of-the-art methods for variable selection,
for learning causal models, and most recently for Integrative Causal
Analysis, a new approach to learning from multiple and heterogeneous
datasets. Overall, FORTH is ranked first among Greek research
institutions in number of citations and 12th among European research
institutions in EU FP7 funded-project participations.
There are several positions available; some of them have formal
procedures for hiring depending on the source of the funding. Please,
check the procedure carefully before applying.
Positions Available:
In total 4 Research Staff positions, 2 for eModia, 1 for STATegra, 1 for
BIOSYS projects.
Research Staff in Bioinformatics
Responsibilities include the analysis and interpretation of biological
data. A degree (Ph.D. or M.Sc.) is required in the fields of biology,
bioinformatics, computer science, or related fields. Basic biological,
bioinformatics and machine learning skills are also required.
Preferences:
BIL’s contracts are renewed annually. However, we emphasize that BIL is
searching to hire and invest on individuals that have a long-term
interest in working in the laboratory and build a long-term career in
research in general.
Location:
FORTH is located near Heraklion, the 4th largest city in Greece on the
island of Crete. The location is ideal for people who enjoy sunny
weather and aquatic activities, or are attracted by the history and
archeological sites of the island. FORTH is a multi-national,
multi-cultural environment with dozens of foreign students, post-docs,
and researchers from around the world. The European Network and
Information Security Agency (ENISA) is co-located at the FORTH’s
Heraklion campus with employees from all over Europe.
Additional Job Details
Procedure:
For Research Staff positions for the eMoDia and BIOSYS positions please
check http://www.ics.forth.gr/index_main.php?c=454&l=g .
For STATegra positions, applicants must submit the following documents:
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of research qualifications and interests
• Contact details of at least three referees
by email to
[email protected]
For more information contact:
Ioannis Tsamardinos
Head of Bioinformatics Laboratory
Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology,
Hellas
email:
[email protected]
Tel: +30 2810 391617
URL: www.mensxmachina.org and
http://www.ics.forth.gr/bil/index_main.php?l=e&c=472
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