以色列巴伊兰大学招收生物信息学博士后

Postdoc Position in Computational Cancer Genomics : Safed, Israel

Job description: A position is available for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the Cancer Genomics Lab at the Bar-Ilan University, the Faculty of Medicine in Galilee. The researcher will be involved in the analysis of different cancer genomics data, including tumour genome and transcriptome sequencing data, focused particularly in the identification of chimeric transcripts and fusion proteins as cancer drivers and early biomarkers. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team with a strong international collaboration.

The group studies design principles of pre-mRNAs trans-splicing in higher eukaryotes, microRNAs, circular RNAs, competitive-endogenous RNAs, and fusion proteins in cancer. The group focuses on identifying diagnostic biomarkers in cancer, personalized therapeutics, single cell and population sequencing, alterations in the protein-protein interaction networks of fusion proteins, trans-splicing of non-coding RNAs and cell-cycle dependent regulation of onco-proteins.

Qualifications and experience: The ideal candidate would have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computer science, genomics, molecular biology or other relevant fields of biology, with strong first-author publications in computational genomics, cancer genomics, or a closely-related field. Experience in the NGS analyses, and knowledge in R programming will be an advantage. She/he should have strong analytical, statistical, quantitative, and computational/programming skills, in addition to creativity, enthusiasm, and ability to work independently.

Contract: Full-time position for 12 months with the possibility of extension to three years.

To apply: Please send a CV, letter of interest and the contact information for 2-3 referees by email to mmorgenstern@cnio.es