Post Doc Requirement in University College Dublin

Applications are invited for a Post-doctoral Researcher School of Chemistry. 

The Centre for BioNano Interactions is pioneering new techniques and approaches at the research interface between nanoscale science and living systems, with applications in the biomedical arena. CBNI is looking for a Post- Doctoral Researcher with research experience in any relevant arena of nanoscale synthesis, physical, biophysical, or relevant (for example exosome) biosciences. It would be an advantage to have advanced skills in nanoparticle characterization with established physicochemical and biophysical methodologies, microfluidic synthesis or detection, or other related skills.

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Salary: €36,854 - €37,383 /annum.

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing Date: 17.00hrs (Local Irish Time) on Friday 16th March 2018.

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Post Doc Opening in Photonics

University of Colorado at Boulder invites application for Post Doc Research:

A postdoc position is available on an exciting project in silicon photonic integration with CMOS at the University of Colorado-Boulder, with immediate start date. The project entails work on novel device concepts that will enable fundamental advances in energy efficiency of optical on-chip interconnects for computing, including future CPU and memory interfaces. The successful candidate will have a strong background in integrated optics/silicon photonics through theoretical design, and modeling (FDTD, Matlab, …), and/or experimental work. Additional candidate strengths may include a solid foundation in electromagnetism and semiconductor physics, including solid state devices (MOSFETs, BJTs, solar cells, etc.), familiarity with CMOS processes, experience with numerical simulations, and/or experience with multiphysics and technology CAD (“TCAD”) tools such as COMSOL and Sentaurus TCAD.

Eligibility Criteria: PhD

Last Date of Apply: November 30, 2012

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Requirement of Post Doc Fellow at MIT

MIT Post doctoral Scholarship Announcement

This scheme offers opportunities for postdoctoral scientists to undertake research at the interfaces between biology/medicine and mathematics, engineering, computer, physical or chemical sciences, firstly at MIT and then at a UK institution.

Candidates will be expected to identify an important biomedical research question and to propose a personal interdisciplinary training programme to achieve their research aims.

The aim is to support those who will train in a new research area that is complementary to, but distinct from, their current field of expertise, to enable an interdisciplinary approach to their research question - e.g. you might be a physicist wanting to work on a biology-based programme, or a biologist wanting to undertake a bio-engineering project.

Eligibility:

These awards are open to individuals with a relevant connection to the European Economic Area.

If you have already spent a year or more training or working in an academic or research institution in the United States, you are not eligible to apply to this scheme.

You should be about to submit your doctoral thesis or have up to, but no more than, three years’ postdoctoral experience from date of your PhD viva to the deadline for applications to the scheme.

Time spent outside the research environment will be taken into consideration.

You may have a background in any appropriate field of study (e.g. biology or medicine or chemistry or physics) but you must propose to address an important biomedical research question.

The proposed research should fall within the Wellcome Trust's normal funding remit.

Last Date of Application; Jan 18, 2013

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Post Doctoral Fellow Biology

Uppsala University, Sweden, invites online application for the opening of Post Doc in Biology for local PhD


 Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Biology



This postdoctoral position forms a part of a new project on genetic conflict, funded by the European Research Council and the Swedish Research Council. The entire project will employ some 6-8 postdocs and PhD students, apart from a full time TA and the PI, and will strongly encourage interactions and collaborations within the group.

Salary and appointment: Period of appointment is two years. Uppsala University adopts an individual salary policy but the starting salary for postdoctoral researchers is typically about 29.000 SEK per month and includes full social benefits.

Eligibility:
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D, or an exam which is judged comparable to a PhD, that was completed within three years of the application deadline. Applicants that received their PhD earlier than this date will be considered if special circumstances exist (such as prolonged periods of illness, parental leave, military service, union duties and others of similar character).

Qualifications and merits:

We seek candidates with a documented expertise in quantitative genetic analyses and with a firm understanding of life history theory. Experience of laboratory work with insects is a merit as is previous experience of work with respirometry assays of metabolism. Because the holder of this position will collaborate and interact closely with other members of the group, we will put emphasis on both independence and ability to collaborate.

To apply:

Candidates should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications and a short (1-3 pages) description of past research accomplishments and future research ambitions. Applicants should also include names and e-mail addresses of two referees and should specify the date they will be available to begin the position.

For further information about the position, please contact the PI of the group:

Professor Göran Arnqvist (phone +46 18 471 2645, e-mail Goran.Arnqvist@ebc.uu.se). The trade union representatives are Anders Grundström, Saco (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations), phone +46 18 471 5380, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST (the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), phone +46 18 471 1996, and Stefan Djurström, Seko (the Union of Service and Communication Employees), phone +46 18 471 3315.

You are welcome to submit your application no later than March 20, 2012 (UFV-PA 2012/67). Use the link below to access the on-line application portal.

http://www2.personalavd.uu.se/jobb/appform.php?lang=en&case=UFV-PA%202012/67

Post Doc in MIT Harverd

Postdoctoral position in Neuroinformatics: Children’s Hospital Informatics Program, in collaboration with the Division of Developmental Medicine and Epilepsy Clinic
An immediate opening is available for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of William J. Bosl, Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston. This position provides an extraordinary opportunity to work collaboratively in neuroinformatics together with the laboratory of Charles A. Nelson, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, to participate in the discovery of early biomarkers for autism and developmental disorders. The position is funded for one year and is renewable annually pending availability of future funds.

DUTIES: The position involves working in close collaboration with the PI and with researchers and students in the Nelson lab. Specific duties include organizing and evaluating diagnostic test scores (ADOS, ADI, Mullen, others) and other medical data; implementation and execution of various programs to compute EEG signal features, map signal features and other physiological measures to behavioral assessments; statistical analysis of data; preparation and presentation of results at seminars; preparation of papers for publication. Candidates will have opportunities for interaction with researchers and clinicians in Developmental Medicine and Neurology, as well as to explore applications of neuroinformatics to epilepsy and global pediatric healthcare.

QUALIFICATIONS: Successful candidates should have an PhD or equivalent in computer science, engineering, physics, cognitive or computational neuroscience, machine learning or a related field or equaivalent experience, with an interest in clinical applications of nonlinear EEG signal processing and psychiatric biomarkers to pediatric healthcare. Experience with one or more of the following will be helpful and enable a broader research experience:

§ Machine learning methods applied to EEG signal features

§ Feature extraction methods

§ Python, matlab, R, C/C++ or similar programming skills

§ Signal processing

§ Complex systems analysis, Recurrence Plot Analysis

§ Statistical data analysis, data mining

§ Experience with neuropsychological assessments
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain skill in each of these areas.
Applicants should send a CV or resume, statement of research interests and the names and contact information for up to three references to Dr. William Bosl at william.bosl at childrens.harvard.edu

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for ABDs and recent PhDs provides promising and highly qualified researchers in the humanities and social sciences with the opportunity to conduct extended research at leading universities and research institutions in Japan. Fellowship terms are for single continuous stays from 1 to 12 months (short-term) or 12 to 24 months (long-term).
Short-term fellowships must commence between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, and long-term fellowships must commence between April 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012. JSPS currently provides round-trip international airfare for fellows originating in the U.S., insurance coverage for accidents and illness, a monthly stipend of ¥362,000 for PhDs (¥200,000 for ABDs), a settling-in allowance of ¥200,000, and eligibility for an additional ¥1,500,000 annually for research expenses for stays of 12 to 24 months.
The application deadline for both short-term and long-term fellowships is December 1, 2011.

Postdoctoral Scholar in Climate Change Science at UCLA

Postdoctoral Scholar in Climate Change Science at UCLAThe University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seeks a postdoctoral scholar in the area of climate feedbacks. The postdoctoral scholar will collaborate with Professor Alex Hall. The project involves quantifying feedbacks in climate change simulations and constraining them with observations. It could also involve analyses of simulated and observed climate variability. The position is nominally for one year, though it is renewable for a period of up to three years subject to satisfactory annual progress. Applicants should have a PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences or a related field, and strong oral and written communication, analytical, and programming skills.

To apply, please submit via e-mail a brief statement of research interests and goals, with a complete CV, and contact information for three references to Dr. Xin Qu at xinqu@atmos.ucla.edu. Receipt of applications will be confirmed with an e-mail response.
The application deadline is Monday, 15 August 2011.
For further information about Professor Hall’s research, please visit his website at:
http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/csrl/
Xin Qu
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
UCLA

Post Doc Opening in Denmark

A two-year fellowship is available in the Bioinformatics Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark. The position is available to commence September 1, 2011.
On the one hand, next generation sequencing (NGS) has made it possible to experimentally interrogate RNA secondary structure transcriptome-wide. On the other, there is a dramatic increase in the amount of comparative data available for RNA secondary structure prediction. As part of Centre for Applied Transcriptomics (http://rna.binf.ku.dk/), the research focus of this position is to improve the annotation of human RNA structure by integrating the analysis of NGS-based experimental data and comparative genomics data. Computationally, the focus would likely be on extending existing locally developed phylo-SCFG-based methods.
The Bioinformatics Group of Associate Professor Jakob Skou Pedersen uses computational methods to characterize non-coding RNAs and cis-regulatory RNA structures in health and disease. This analysis is based on both comparative genomics data and in-house as well as externally produced NGS data. The department houses an NGS facility that includes both GA2 and HiSeq 2000 Illumina sequencers. The computational infrastructure includes an official mirror of the UCSC Genome Browser and its underlying database (http://moma.ki.au.dk/genome-mirror/). The group collaborates closely with experimental groups both on experimental genomic screens and validation of specific functional hypothesis on ncRNAs or cis-regulatory structures.
Qualifications
The successful candidate is expected to be involved in both the development of computational methods, their application, data analysis, and experimental collaborations. We seek a highly motivated person, capable of working fairly independently.
For consideration, applicants must:

• Have a PhD in bioinformatics, statistics or a similar field
• Be experienced in handling and analyzing genomic data
• Be experienced with programming and be familiar with LINUX/UNIX
• Have excellent English speaking, reading, and writing skills
• Have published in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals

Skills of additional interest include

• Experience in statistics and probabilistic models/machine learning
• Experience with RNA secondary structure modeling
• Ability to program in C++ and Python

Salary and terms of employment
The successful applicant will be hired as a postdoctoral fellow for an initial 2-year period. The possibility exists for extension of this initial period. While negotiation for salary supplement is possible, the starting salary level is currently DKK 31.400 a month (approx. US $ 6000) plus contribution to a pension scheme. The conditions of employment are based on the agreement between The Ministry of Finance and The Federation of Graduate Employee Unions. Remuneration will include an additional pension-based bonus of DKK 37.600 (october-97 level). Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they have not lived in Denmark the last 3 years.
Application procedure
The application should include a curriculum vitae, a full list of the applicant’s scientific publications showing which publications the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment, and information about teaching experience. The assessment committee can decide to include material which has not been in the evaluation. In this event, the applicant will be informed and asked to send the material, or else to withdraw the application.
Applications are encouraged regardless of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background.
Besides, The Faculty of Health Sciences refers to the following guidelines and memorandums, which can be found at www.health.au.dk at Nyheder og stillinger → vejledninger:

• Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
• Information on qualification requirements and job content is found in Memorandum of Jobstructure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
• Guidelines concerning writing an application.

For further details about the position, please contact Associate Professor Jakob Skou Pedersen (jakob.skou@ki.au.dk).