[Netherlands] Postdoctoral Researcher Bioinformatics for Pharmacogenomics - Utrecht University
An opportunity for a 3-year Postdoctoral position at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Utrecht University is currently available in the area of pharmacogenomics research. Within the field of pharmacoepidemiology it becomes evident that identifying and characterizing patient phenotypes with respect to response to pharmacotherapy is critical for optimizing treatment. Variability in individual treatment response may be due to many factors, such as the type and severity of disease, intercurrent illness, co-medication, treatment compliance, age, environmental exposures and genetic factors. In our group pharmaco-epidemiological tools are routinely used to study the involvement, association and importance of these factors, and in the last decade the focus included pharmacogenomics. We are exploring new ways to analyse gene-drug interactions in large biological datasets (SNPs, microarrays, 2D-gel elelectrophoresis) in order to gain insight in the molecular basis underlying treatment response and to identify new biomarkers. The goal of this project is to introduce machine-learing methods in our department and to adapt and/or optimize these methods for pharmacogenomic studies.
Requirements
Required education/skills: Doctorate
The candidate should have a PhD in the field of bioinformatics, mathematics or computer science or relevant subjects. If no PhD in a computational field, the applicant should have demonstrated experience in programming language and working with methods such as Random Forest or Bayesian Networks. A broad interest in medicine or patient related research, good communication skills and an open mind to working in multidisciplinary teams (epidemiologists, molecular biologists, pharmacists and physicians) are required.
The candidate is also expected to be able to effectively communicate in oral and written English.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 3500 - 4000
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
dr. M. Bracke
Telephone number: 31(0)302536987/7324
E-mail address: m.bracke@uu.nl
Or
dr. A.H. Maitland
Telephone number: 31(0)302534042/7324
E-mail address: A.H.Maitland@uu.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 16 June 2007 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Personnel Department
P.O. Box 80010
3508 TA Utrecht
the Netherlands
E-mail: science.peno@uu.nl
