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--------------------------- The Institute for Genomics and Multi-scale Biology (multiscale.mssm.edu) at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (www.mssm.edu) in New York City is seeking applications from enthusiastic and capable researchers for positions at Ph.D., postdoc and staff level. The Institute is the hub of genomics research at Mount Sinai, collaborating with13 other disease-oriented and core-technology-based institutes, and aims to translate genomics-based science into actionable medical knowledge. The Institute's faculty members have expertise in a wide range of areas such as machine learning, biostatistics, genetics, genomics, sequencing technology, data science, and high-performance computing (HPC). We wish to recruit capable and motivated graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and research staff members. Please look at the detailed announcement at the end of this email providing information on specific requirements for these positions. PhD and MD/PhD applicants should consult the requirements of the Graduate School at Mount Sinai ( http://www.mssm.edu/education/graduate-school) for application and potential admission. Others should send their requisite application material (see below) to multiscale.biol...@mssm.edu. For more information, visit the Institute's website (multiscale.mssm.edu) and/or email multiscale.biol...@mssm.edu. ------------------------------- The Multiscale Institute is actively recruiting graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and technical staff interested in working on challenging and important problems in computational systems biology, especially with a focus on translating this work to the medical domain. Prospective Students If you are a prospective MD ( http://www.mssm.edu/education/medical-education/programs/md-program), Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. (http://www.mssm.edu/education/graduate-school) student, the Multiscale Institute provides a cutting-edge research environment, strong mentorship and comprehensive training in computational biology. Please check out the various degree programs within the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and for Ph.D. students, the Genetics and Genomics Training Area (http://www.mssm.edu/education/graduate-school/degrees-and-programs/phd-program/multidisciplinary-training-areas/genetics-and-genomic-sciences)<file://localhost/about/blank>in particular, for more information. Alternatively, contact us directly at multiscale.biol...@mssm.edu for information. The Multiscale Institute faculty members have backgrounds in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and related disciplines, and are looking for students from all of those fields. The essential requirement is an interest in and capability of thinking about real-world problems in quantitative terms. Additional desired (but not essential) characteristics will be (1) a background in biology, acquired through courses and/or research work and/or (2) experience with data-intensive real-world problems (from any domain) and/or (3) experience with programming. If you are not yet applying to graduate school, we recommend you to check out SURP ( http://www.mssm.edu/education/graduate-school/degrees-and-programs/summer-undergraduate-research-program), the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Mount Sinai. Prospective Post-doctoral Scholars At the Multiscale Institute, you will have a chance to work with world class scientists and engineers tackling important and highly visible problems in computational biology, with an emphasis on translating such work into the medical domain. Some example targets of the Institute are identifying actionable biomarkers and therapeutics for complex human diseases. Candidates should have a recent PhD and/or MD degree in a science, technology, engineering or medical field, and discipline and high motivation to pursue independent research in computational biology. Applicants are expected to have a solid background in programming and computational techniques, with a working knowledge of molecular biology and genetics being highly desirable. To apply, send a CV, a research statement and contact information for three referees to the multiscale.biol...@mssm.edu. More information about postdoctoral training at Mt. Sinai can be found at the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs ( http://www.mssm.edu/education/postdoctoral-training). Technical Staff We are looking for engineers and scientists to help Institute researchers extract clinical insight from petabyte-scale data sets. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in an academic environment, and will bring energy and creativity to the Institute’s work. In particular, the applicant is expected to have substantial experience working with big data and its associated infrastructure, including data retrieval from a variety of data-stores, statistics with R/C++/Java etc., and visualization for the web and print. A biology background is desired, but not required; we are primarily looking for people with strong data analysis and software engineering skills. To apply, send your resume to multiscale.biol...@mssm.edu -- Gaurav Pandey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City http://www.mssm.edu/profiles/gaurav-pandey _______________________________________________ EMBOSS mailing list EMBOSS@lists.open-bio.org http://lists.open-bio.org/mailman/listinfo/emboss