Postdoctoral position in multi-scale systems biology

We seek candidates to apply for a senior postdoctoral position at the Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB) in the 3rd call of the TECNIOSPRING fellowship programme co-financed by the EU through the Marie Curie Actions and the Catalan Government.

Description

The candidate will contribute to the development of a multi-scale modeling framework aiming to predict cellular function from genotype by combining models with high-throughput data sets. The methodology will follow an integrative strategy based on the hierarchical decomposition of biological systems into their constitutive modular parts such as at molecular, cell, network, tissue, organism, and population. Duties will involve the development of algorithms and protocols for modeling genotype/phenotype relationships in drug design, with a focus on overcoming toxicity and resistance mechanisms through multi-scale systems biology approaches. This project is oriented towards technology transfer and will be carried out through ongoing collaboration with biotech and pharma companies. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in computer science, engineering, chemical or biological sciences. Essential qualifications include good programming skills and experience with biological model simulation. Additional skills include experience with bioinformatics or chemoinformatics demonstrated though publications, strong collaborative skills and ability to work and communicate in a team environment is also required. Candidates should have at least four years of postdoctoral experience or eight years of equivalent experience, including one year experience in applied research or technology transfer and some experience in the scientific management of other researchers, both in a research centre or a private company. This call is open to all nationalities and aims to attract research taIent from abroad so it is mandatory that candidates should not have worked or lived in Spain for more than twelve months in a two years period before the call.

Benefits

The successful applicant will have a two year contract with an annual gross salary of 44.000 Euros and full social security coverage. She/he will work in a stimulating and multidisciplinary scientific environment and will receive training in the field of technology transfer and in a wide range of soft skills related to project management, dissemination, etc…The job position complies with the Charter and Code for the Recruitment of Researchers.

Additional Job Details

More information about the TECNIOSPRING call at http://www.catalonia.com/en/our-services/rdtechinnovation/tecniospring/call-for-proposals.jsp…