DESCRIPTION

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the computational biology group of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. Applicants should have a PhD in mathematics, computer science, physics, or in a biomedical science-related field with a strong background in bioinformatics and statistics.

The succesful candidate will work on a joint project with the Curie Institute , the Pasteur Institute and the Ecole des Mines d'Ales, focusing on the analysis of gene expression data for biomedical applications in cancer and infectious disease research. Topics of interest include gene and tissue classification, gene selection, pathways and network analysis, and comparison of gene expression with other sources of information.

With a tradition of excellence of more than two centuries, the Ecole des Mines de Paris is constantly ranked as one of the top French universities for engineering and scientific research and education, and maintains close relations with the industry. The computational biology group was created in 2002 and focuses on the development of statistical and machine learning methods to process biological and chemical data. More details are available at http://cg.ensmp.fr/Bioinfo. The group is located in the beautiful city of Fontainebleau, 45 minutes away from Paris by car or train.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants should submit a summary of research interest, CV, reprints and names of at least three referees. Send electronic to Jean-Philippe.Vert[at]ensmp.fr or hard copy to:
Jean-Philippe Vert
CG - Computational Biology group
Ecole des Mines de Paris
35, rue Saint-Honore
77300 Fontainebleau
France