From owner-celegans@net.bio.net Mon Mar 11 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Mark Blaxter Newsgroups: bionet.celegans Subject: Parasite Genome Computer Scientist Position - First Advertisement Date: 12 Mar 1996 14:24:33 -0000 Lines: 43 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <4i41f1$h24@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> X-Sender: mbx@festival.ed.ac.uk Original-To: celegans@dl.ac.uk the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the European Bioinformatics Institute ____________________________________________________________________ The Parasite Genome Initiatives Database Computer/Bioinformatics Scientist ____________________________________________________________________ Global collaborative initiatives are under way to study five of the major human parasites (causing leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, Chagas' disease, filariasis and schistosomaiasis) at the genome level. Physical mapping, cDNA sequencing and genome sequencing projects are well advanced. We are seeking a motivated computer/bioinformatics scientist to construct and maintain central genome databases for all five projects, and to design www/internet interfaces to allow worldwide online access to them. Applicants should have experience in some or all of the following: PERL, biological sequence data analysis, WWW site management & ACEDB. The appointee will be based at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK (a site which the EBI shares with the Sanger Centre and the Medical Research Council's Genome Project Resource Centre). There may be opportunities for travel to other non-UK Parasite Genome labs. The position, funded by the World Health Organisation initially for one year, is available immediately at a salary level of up to =A317,466 (RA1A grade point 5, AD grade point 2) depending on age and status. The position will remain open until a suitable applicant is found, but we would like to appoint as soon as is possible. ___________________________________________________________________ Please phone or email Mark Blaxter to ask for more information NOW. = =20 +44 131 650 6760 Mark.Blaxter@ed.ac.uk =20 Mark Blaxter, ICAPB, Ashworth Labs, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3JT=20 __________________________________________________________________ .