DESCRIPTION

The laboratory of Vincent VanBuren, PhD, part of the newly established Department of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine in the College of Medicine, seeks a Postdoctoral Associate in the broadly defined area of computational systems biology to work in one or more of the following areas: development of novel analyses of microarray data or biological sequence information, reconstruction of biological networks from high-throughput data, or molecular-level simulations of biological systems.

REQUIREMENTS

Prospective candidates must hold a PhD in a related field, have skills in computer programming and mathematics, have expert knowledge of molecular biology, and must effectively interact with a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. Additionally, candidates with skills in one or more of the following specific areas will be favorably considered: MATLAB, Perl, Genespring, structural equation modeling, Bayesian methods, DNA microarray analysis, linear algebra, differential equations, data mining, and database management.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to: vanburen[at]tamu.edu, or by regular mail to: Dr. Vincent VanBuren, Director, SBTM Microarray Laboratory, Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 702 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504. Texas A&M Health Science Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional keywords: bioinformatics, computational biology, gene regulatory networks, postdoctoral fellow