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Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Medicine If you are an ambitious researcher interested in medical applications of metabolomics and systems biology, with focus on data analysis and modelling, you could be our new colleague in the Systems Medicine Department at Steno Diabetes Center. We currently have two full time postdoctoral positions open starting November 2014. About the department Biomedical research at Steno Diabetes Center is organised into four departments, which all apply findings from research in the clinic in order to improve outcomes for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In Systems Medicine we aim to achieve a system-level understanding of metabolism and to translate this knowledge into novel solutions to benefit human health. We are particularly interested in the identification of disease vulnerabilities associated with different metabolic phenotypes and the underlying mechanisms linking these vulnerabilities with the development of specific disorders or their co-morbidities, with specific focus on obesity and diabetes and their co-morbidities. The job You will be mainly working in the ongoing EU projects ‘Neuroimaging platform for characterisation of metabolic co-morbidities in psychotic disorders – METSY’ and ‘Mechanisms of prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in subjects with pre-diabetes or at high risk for progression – DEXLIFE’ as well as contribute to the new JDRF funded project ‘Integrative multi-omic study of early predictive markers of progression to type 1 diabetes’. These projects are coordinated by Steno Diabetes Center. Your main research area will be computational modelling of metabolomics and other relevant data across different stages of the analysis (data processing, statistical modelling, bioinformatics) as well as data interpretation in the context of human metabolism. The research will include development of statistical models to predict specific patient outcomes as well as use of network-based approaches to identify molecular networks associated with specific phenotypes. Qualifications You have a research background and track record in bioinformatics, computational biology or metabolomics. We expect you to have PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, chemometrics, systems biology, metabolomics, or equivalent. Knowledge of biochemistry and metabolism is a plus. Ideally you have experience in at least one of the following areas: metabolomics data processing and analysis, integrative bioinformatics, computational statistics, metabolic modelling. You are an expert user of statistical software such as R and Matlab. On a personal level, you are flexible, collaborative, and you thrive in a dynamic research environment. You enjoy working independently and are good at troubleshooting. You will be joining a newly established department, and we expect you to contribute to its further growth as a positive and dedicated colleague. Employment conditions Your terms of employment will be according to relevant collective agreement. It is a temporary position for a period of three years. The extension of position may be considered depending on the available funding. Your place of work will be Gentofte, Denmark. Application Applications for vacant positions are applied electronically. Deadline 3 October 2014.
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Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Medicine If you are an ambitious researcher interested in medical applications of metabolomics and systems biology, with focus on data analysis and modelling, you could be our new colleague in the Systems Medicine Department at Steno Diabetes Center. We currently have two full time postdoctoral positions open starting November 2014. About the department Biomedical research at Steno Diabetes Center is organised into four departments, which all apply findings from research in the clinic in order to improve outcomes for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In Systems Medicine we aim to achieve a system-level understanding of metabolism and to translate this knowledge into novel solutions to benefit human health. We are particularly interested in the identification of disease vulnerabilities associated with different metabolic phenotypes and the underlying mechanisms linking these vulnerabilities with the development of specific disorders or their co-morbidities, with specific focus on obesity and diabetes and their co-morbidities. The job You will be mainly working in the ongoing EU projects ‘Neuroimaging platform for characterisation of metabolic co-morbidities in psychotic disorders – METSY’ and ‘Mechanisms of prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in subjects with pre-diabetes or at high risk for progression – DEXLIFE’ as well as contribute to the new JDRF funded project ‘Integrative multi-omic study of early predictive markers of progression to type 1 diabetes’. These projects are coordinated by Steno Diabetes Center. Your main research area will be computational modelling of metabolomics and other relevant data across different stages of the analysis (data processing, statistical modelling, bioinformatics) as well as data interpretation in the context of human metabolism. The research will include development of statistical models to predict specific patient outcomes as well as use of network-based approaches to identify molecular networks associated with specific phenotypes. Qualifications You have a research background and track record in bioinformatics, computational biology or metabolomics. We expect you to have PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, chemometrics, systems biology, metabolomics, or equivalent. Knowledge of biochemistry and metabolism is a plus. Ideally you have experience in at least one of the following areas: metabolomics data processing and analysis, integrative bioinformatics, computational statistics, metabolic modelling. You are an expert user of statistical software such as R and Matlab. On a personal level, you are flexible, collaborative, and you thrive in a dynamic research environment. You enjoy working independently and are good at troubleshooting. You will be joining a newly established department, and we expect you to contribute to its further growth as a positive and dedicated colleague. Employment conditions Your terms of employment will be according to relevant collective agreement. It is a temporary position for a period of three years. The extension of position may be considered depending on the available funding. Your place of work will be Gentofte, Denmark. Application Applications for vacant positions are applied electronically. Deadline 3 October 2014.
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programming in R
- Statistics
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