Bioinformatics position announcement

[Susan McCouch]

Dear Friends,

We are inviting applications for a Bio-informatics Specialist with 
the Gramene database.  This is a full-time position in the Department 
of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.  The 
position is described below.

Please feel free to circulate this advertisement among your 
colleagues and friends.

website: http://www.gramene.org/about/#employment

Sincerely,

Gramene Database
http://www.gramene.org

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Bioinformatics Specialist for Gramene
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Working title: Bioinformatics Specialist
University Title: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Associate


Job Description

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Professor Susan
McCouch and with a team of software engineers and biologists to develop and
maintain Gramene, a comparative grass genome database (www.gramene.org).

Responsibilities will include one or more of the following activities:
Collect, assemble and curate emerging data for gene expression 
profiling (microarray) and proteome analysis from rice and other 
grasses;
Collect, assemble and curate information on rice phenotypes, genes 
and alleles; Curate information on genetic, physical and 
sequence-based maps;
Help develop controlled vocabularies (ontologies) that are essential 
for cross-species comparisons;
Help develop a database module on genetic diversity of populations.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in genetics or genomics or closely related field. Three or four years of
experience in one or more of the following areas: comparative genome 
annotation,
gene expression profiling, proteome analysis, phenotypic and QTL evaluation,
plant development, physiology or systematics. Experience with datamining of
biological databases and management of large, heterogeneous datasets.
Familiarity with model organism databases (Arabidopsis, rice, yeast, fly,
mouse). Creativity and motivation as a scientist, ability to work in a team.

Contact:

Send letter of interest and CV with the names of three references to: Cynda
Farnham, Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding, 240 Emerson
Hall,Ithaca, NY 14853 (e-mail: clf4 at cornell.edu)  Cornell University 
is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator.
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Susan McCouch
Dept of Plant Breeding
162 Emerson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853-1901
Phone: 607-255-0420
Fax: 607-255-6683
E-Mail: srm4 at cornell.edu

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