RESPONSIBILITIES

The position is to assemble 454-generated and BAC-end sequences to uncover the genome sequence of an important soybean pathogen, Fusarium virguliforme. The candidate will also have the opportunity to analyze SOLEXA-based transcriptomes for annotating the genome. Finally, candidate will make the sequence available to the community by developing a user friendly web page.

REQUIREMENTS

Ph.D. in computational or biological sciences. Strong proficiency in Java or C/C++ and in at least one scripting language, preferably Perl. Innovative web development. Good working knowledge of Unix OS system and computer clusters.

PREFERENCES

Strong algorithm development skills.

TERMS: Two year appointment.

LOCALE

Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, is committed to maintaining its status as a top institution in bioinformatics.

SALARY & COMPENSATION

Salary will commensurate with experience.

HOW TO APPLY

Send a statement of research experience, career goals, curriculum vitae and names, email addresses and telephone numbers for three letters of reference to: Dr. Madan K. Bhattacharyya, Iowa State University (mbhattac[at]iastate.edu).

DEADLINE

The applications will be reviewed starting August 27, 2009.