[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Rearrangements Problems

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Rearrangements Problems
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:41:13 -0300
From: Zanoni Dias <zanoni at ic.unicamp.br>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de

*Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Rearrangements Problems*

We are seeking a candidate for a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship 
position at the Laboratory of Optimization and Combinatorics (LOCo 
<https://www.loco.ic.unicamp.br/>), Institute of Computing (IC 
<https://ic.unicamp.br/en>), University of Campinas (Unicamp 
<https://www.unicamp.br/unicamp/english>), Brazil. This fellowship 
entitled "Sorting by Genome Rearrangements Problems" is part of a 
Thematic Project, entitled "Investigation of hard problems from the 
algorithmic and structural standpoints'', funded by the São Paulo 
Research Foundation (FAPESP <http://www.fapesp.br/en/>).


*Goals:*
Development of exact and approximation algorithms, as well as heuristics 
for genome rearrangement problems involving reversals and transpositions 
and focused on prefix/suffix, considering both the length-weighted 
version and the traditional approach.


*Eligibility:*
The candidate must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, 
Applied Mathematics or in a related field. The candidate must have 
finished the Ph.D. less than seven years before the beginning of the PD 
fellowship. The candidate must have a solid experience in the design and 
analysis of algorithms, approximation algorithms, and heuristics, 
demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed venues such as conferences 
and journals. The candidate is expected to interact with other members 
of the project, including masters and Ph.D. students and professors. 
Written and oral communication skills in English are needed.

Previous experience with genome rearrangement problems is desirable. 
Have work experience in research lab abroad, during the Ph.D. period, is 
a positive aspect to be considered in the selection process.

*Fellowship:*

The post-doctoral fellowship includes a monthly stipend of R$ 7.373,10 
(about USD 1,750 and EUR 1,580), access to the health-care system of 
Unicamp, and research contingency funds (15% of the annual value of the 
fellowship, each year). For more details, check out Fapesp’s webpage 
<http://www.fapesp.br/en/5427>. The expected start date is February/2020 
and its total duration may not exceed February/2022.

*How to Apply:*

The candidate must send an email to Zanoni Dias (zanoni at ic.unicamp.br) 
with the following documents:

    - CV with a list of publications;
    - Cover letter describing the motivation and experience (up to 2 pages);
    - Contact of an earlier supervisor that can give a recommendation 
letter.

Please include "Post-doctoral Fellowship Application" in the subject of 
your email. Applications will be given full consideration if received by 
December 15, 2019.