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Opportunities: 1 PhD Scholarship, 2 Postdoctoral Fellowship--University of Nottingham (UK)
Submitted by Natalio Krasnogor; posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 (3 comments)
2 Research Fellowships, 1 Ph.D. Scholarship Available
We are pleased to announce the availability the following Bioinformatics / Computational biology positions in the School of Computer Science & IT at the University of Nottingham under the supervision of Dr. N. Krasnogor:
Project ?Robust Prediction with Explanatory Power for Protein Structure and Related Prediction Problems?:
- 1 funded Ph.D. Scholarship (3 years funding)
- 1 Postdoctoral research fellowship (3 years project)
Project ?Automated, Grid-Aware, Three-Tier Protocol for Protein Structure Comparison?:
- 1 Postdoctoral research fellowship (1.5 years project)
BACKGROUND
Robust Prediction with Explanatory Power for Protein Structure and Related Prediction Problems
The ?Robust Prediction with Explanatory Power for Protein Structure and Related Prediction Problems.? is a collaborative project with The University of the West of England and The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
The project intends to develop more general, intelligent and reliable classification and predictive technologies for problems in bioinformatics (particularly, predicting the structure of proteins). We aim to explore and investigate the feasibility of designing and implementing robust classification and predictive systems that can deliver high quality predictions at the same time as human-understandable explanations for those predictions. A successful outcome to this project could lead to a greater understanding of the issues that underpin predictive and classification software systems in general, and perhaps more importantly, those that have an immediate impact on quality of human life: bioinformatics. It is in domains like this where the availability of human-understandable explanations are as important as correct predictions. In this project, we will employ a variety of machine learning technology. We expect that the new machine learning techniques that we will develop would yield robust, accurate predictions, with the explanatory power not available in other methods.
The ideal candidate will have an existing understanding of machine learning, particularly evolutionary computation and neural networks. However, candidates with other relevant experience may be considered.
REQUIREMENTS
The Ph.D. vacancy is open only to UK and EU students. They should have at least an upper second-class honours degree (ideally a first class degree), or a combination of qualifications and/or experience equivalent to that level. Candidate Ph.D. students must apply with a cover letter explaining why they want to pursue doctoral studies, a list of publications (if available), two references and a CV. ALL THE MATERIAL MUST BE SENT IN PDF.
The Postdoctoral vacancy is open to any person with suitable qualifications. As a minimum she/he must have a Ph.D. in computer sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry or biology. If the Ph.D. is not in computer science then proven programming skills are a required condition. Relevant experience in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology is a plus. Candidate Postdocs must apply with a cover letter mentioning past and current research interests, list of publications, copy of her/his top two publications, detailed CV and three references. ALL THE MATERIAL MUST BE SENT IN PDF.
DEADLINE
It is expected that the Ph.D. scholarship and Postdoctoral fellowship would begin early 2005.
Application deadline is 25 December 2004.
COMPENSATION
The Postdoctoral salary will be within the range £18,893 - £24,097 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. This EPSRC funded post is available from 1 February 2005 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of three years.
The Ph.D. scholarship covers home fees + a stipend (which for 2005/06 is 12,000 pounds).
For further information or for applications, please email Natalio.Krasnogor[at]Nottingham.ac.uk, in the subject mention the title of the project and the position you are interested in. If applying please attach the PDF files with the requested material.
BACKGROUND
Automated, Grid-Aware, Three-Tier Protocol for Protein Structure Comparison
The ?Automated, Grid-Aware, Three-Tier Protocol for Protein Structure Comparison? is a collaborative project with The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
The comparison of protein structures, and their clustering (according to similarity) is a fundamental aspect of today's biomedical research. The comparison of the 3D structures of protein molecules is a challenging problem. The search for effective solution techniques for this problem is justified because such tools can aid scientists in the development of procedures for drug design, in the identification of new types of protein architecture, in the organization of the known universe of protein structures and can help to discover unexpected evolutionary and functional inter-relations between proteins. There is yet another important role for measures of similarity and clustering algorithms: the evaluation of ab initio, threading or homology modelling structure predictions. Hence, any advancement in structural similarity measures will also impact on structure prediction and the methodologies for the evaluation of those predictions . In this projectl we will undertake the implementation of an extended (three-tier) protocol for protein structure comparison building on our recent research progress.
REQUIREMENTS
The Postdoctoral vacancy is open to any person with suitable qualifications. As a minimum he/she must have a Ph.D. in computer sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry or biology. If the Ph.D. is not in computer science then excellent proven programming skills are a required condition. Relevant experience in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology is a plus, particularly the implementation of public web-services or GRID based architectures. Candidates must apply with a cover letter mentioning past and current research interests, list of publications, copy of her/his top two publications, detailed CV and three references. ALL THE MATERIAL MUST BE SENT IN PDF.
DEADLINE
It is expected that Postdoctoral fellowship would begin in early 2005.
Application deadline is 15 December 2004.
COMPENSATION
Salary will be within the range £18,893 - £24,097 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. This BBSRC funded post is available from 1 January 2005 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of one and a half years.
HOW TO APPLY
For further information or for applications, please email Natalio.Krasnogor[at]Nottingham.ac.uk, in the subject mention the title of the project and the position you are interested in. If applying please attach the PDF files with the requested material.
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