The Faculty of Sciences of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) announces the opening of a full-time academic position in Data Science for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology starting October 1st, 2016. The position will be in affiliation with the Department of Computer Science of the ULB and the ULB/VUB Interuniversity Institute for Bioinformatics in Brussels (IB2). The following web pages can also be consulted for further information: www.ulb.ac.be/di (Computer Science Dept. homepage), www.ibsquare.be (Interuniversity Institute for Bioinformatics in Brussels), mlg.ulb.ac.be (ULB Machine Learning Research Group)
Candidates are expected to trigger and promote active collaborations within the context of IB2 with molecular, biological and medical research groups at the ULB. They are furthermore expected to lead a high-quality research and teaching program in the specified areas, preferably with a specialization in the analysis of genomic, transcriptomic and/or epigenomic data and the design and deployment of advanced data science (e.g. machine learning, data mining, big data) methods. Significant research and teaching experience, as well as a strong publication record in international journals and/or high impact international conferences are required. The successful candidate will be invited to apply for a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) and for any sources of outside funding (FNRS, Europe, Regional funds, etc...) enabling them to develop their research. The ULB Research Department will assist with applications.
Details on: http://wwwdev.ulb.ac.be/greffe/files/5008.pdf
