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established New Zealand Genomics Ltd (NZGL;
http://www.nzgenomics.co.nz/) through Massey
University. The successful candidate will provide
services in experimental design, and statistical and
bioinformatics analyses, with an emphasis on nextgeneration
DNA sequencing data. They will deploy
and maintain analytic and data management pipelines
as well as generating custom bioinformatic solutions.
They will be a key member of the distributed NZGL
bioinformatics team that also includes members from
Auckland and Otago Universities, and will have a
small component of their time dedicated to assisting
research within INS.
The successful candidates will have a BSc (or equivalent)
and a post-graduate qualification in molecular biology
and/or computing, or equivalent experience. Applicants
must have experience working in a UNIX environment
and should be familiar with at least one of
Perl, Java, Python, C or C++. Experience in the analysis
of next-generation sequencing data is preferred.
Good communication and writing skills are essential.
For more information about the position, please contact
Dr. Austen Ganley (a.r.ganley@massey.ac.nz).
To apply for the position, please refer to the job on the
Nature.jobs website ( http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/285759-Bioinformaticstechnician-position-in-New-Zealand
), and follow
the link within that (the link gets modified by the
mailing list, hence the indirect route).
Closing date: 28 October 2012 (NZ time)
Many thanks,
Austen
Austen Ganley (PhD) Senior Lecturer, Room 14.05 Institute
of Natural Sciences Massey University (Albany)
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
Website: http://rdnaome.org http://www.massey.ac.nz/
˜ aganley/ Phone +64-9-414-0800
ext 41512 Fax +64-9-441-8142
Mailing address: Building 11, INS Massey University
(Albany) Private Bag 102-904 North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
A.R.Ganley@massey.ac.nz
MasseyU
InternshipComputationalBiology
Internship in Computational Biology
We are looking for a motivated and autonomous intern
to study gene expression in hybrid organisms. The student
will work on natural hybrids of two or three different
species of fungal endosymbionts of grasses. The
pupose of this project is to build software allowing us
to identify the genomic origin of expressed genes. To
do that, the intern will have to analyze expression data
(from RNA-seq) to find SNPs on the sequenced mRNAs
allowing to identify from which of the parental genome
the expressed gene come from. The data will have to be
saved in a database using the standard BioSQL schema.
This job will allow the intern to become more familiar
with new biological and bioinformatics tools like
next generation sequencing, RNA-Seq data analysis and
comparative genomics. This position requires a good
understanding of genetic problems, a good command
of at least one scripting language (Perl, Python...), a
basic knowledge of MySQL or any relational database
management system. Knowledge in biological programming
libraries (BioPython, BioPerl, BioRuby...), Java,
C++ or any compiled language is an asset but not required.
Undergraduate or Master degree is required.
Payment of plane tickets and a generous tax-free
stipend are guaranteed for up to six months.
The position will be based in the Computational Biology
Research Group lead by Associate Professor Murray
P. Cox (email m.p.cox@massey.ac.nz), at Massey
University, New Zealand. The research team has a
strong high-impact publication culture, and is firmly
embedded in the international scientific community,
with extensive collaborative links to the United States,
France, Australia and Indonesia. Nevertheless, this
position also offers a rare opportunity to experience
New Zealand’s unique natural and cultural environment.
Palmerston North, a university town with a large
international community, offers a full range of social
and cultural amenities. The city is located close to
mountains and the sea, and presents regular opportunities
for hiking, skiing, surfing, and adventure sports.
Information about the Institute of Molecular Bio-
Sciences (http://imbs.massey.ac.nz/) and the
Computational Biology Research Group (http://massey.genomicus.com/)
is available online. For more
information about the position, you can contact Dr
Pierre-Yves Dupont (email p.y.dupont@massey.ac.nz).
To apply for this position, send the following documents
(in PDF format) to Dr Pierre-Yves Dupont
(email p.y.dupont@massey.ac.nz):
1. A short cover letter. 2. A curriculum vitae, with
transcript details. 3. The names and contact details of