A Post-Doctoral Position in
Computational Biology or Bioinformatics
in Institute for Chemical Research
Kyoto University, Japan
A post-doctoral position in computational biology or bioinformatics is
available at the Proteome Informatics Laboratory, Institute for
Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan. The laboratory was
established in April 2002 with donations from Silicon Graphics Japan,
Ltd. The main objective of the laboratory is to build novel
computational approaches for analyzing a variety of subjects related
to proteomes.
Current application areas of the laboratory include protein-protein
interaction, docking between a protein and its ligand, small-molecule
similarity, and pathways.
The laboratory uses a variety of computational techniques, including
algorithmic/thoretical approaches such as approximation algorithms for
combinatorial optimization problems as well as machine learning
techniques such as active ensemble methods and probabilistic models
like finite-mixture models, hidden Markov models, and stochastic
grammars.
The candidate should have a Ph.D. and solid technical experience in
one of the above fields or another field in computer science or a
similar quantitative area of study. The applicant should be
enthusiastic and energetic in doing new research in proteome
informatics and should have sufficient programming skills in C, C++ or
Java.
The laboratory is well funded, and an excellent research environment
will be provided. The position is for one year but renewable, by
mutual agreement, until as late as March 2005.
Kyoto University's Institute for Chemical Research is located 10 miles
south of downtown Kyoto and 25 miles north of the center of Nara, and
thus convenient to Japan's two most famous historical cities. The
location is ideal for you to both enjoy Japanese traditional beauty
and to devote yourself to a new research field, proteome informatics.
Please send your detailed curriculum vitae to:
Dr. Hiroshi Mamitsuka
Associate Professor
Institute for Chemical Research
Kyoto University
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
