Postdoc Computational Clinical Cancer Genomics – MD Anderson cancer center, USA-TX-Houston

Job ID: 2962
Job date: 2015-03-10
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Company : University of Texas 

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Postdoc Computational Clinical Cancer Genomics MD Anderson cancer centerUSA-TX-Houston We are seeking outstanding applicants for Postdoctoral positions to work on collaborative projects in the Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for the Personalized Cancer Therapy and the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. We aim to characterize the genomic and proteomic profiles of the patient’s tumor and match with evidence-based targeted therapies (Personalized therapy of Cancer) for better outcomes.

We offer a highly stimulating and collaborative environment, highly competitive salary, and benefits. MD Anderson Cancer Center has topped U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” ranking seven times in the past nine years. A highly collaborative environment between the Departments of Systems Biology and the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology has brought together medical professionals, software engineers, molecular biologists, and computational biologists to provide an environment where creative research is encouraged.

MD Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. MD Anderson Cancer Center Smoke-free and drug-free environment.  We use computational means, through analysis of genomic profiles from next generation sequencing data based on proprietary cancer genome panels, whole exome and genome, transcriptome and DNA rearrangements, copy number, and proteomic data.

We are recruiting creative and enthusiastic recent PhD graduates, who are computational scientists with experience in automating biological analysis, as well as biologists or medical students with experience in performing computational analysis in data-driven research. Proficiency in programming languages such as Perl, C, Java, R, Matlab and experience in high performance computation are required, as well as at least 2 first author publications in peer reviewed journals. Job Information Position Type: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships Start Date: ASAP Duration: Full Time Status: openContact InformationMD Anderson cancer center
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