SCIENTIST BIOINFORMATICS FOR TOXICOMETABOLOMICS
F/M
At RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety, research cluster Toxicology
& Effect Monitoring.
job opening number:
RIK.801.2008- 01
Job description
You will be working at
RIKILT in the field of bioinformatics for metabolomics within the Netherlands
Toxicogenomics Centre (www.toxicogenomics .nl).
The most important tasks will be the establishment of a pipeline and database
for the available metabolomics data from LC-MS, GC(GC)MS and NMR. You will
implement preprocessing strategies (p.e. www.metalign. nl), quality control, data mining and statistics. You will interact with NTC participants in metabolome data analysis of toxicological experiments. You will also make interactions possible with text-mining and pathway programs. A tight collaboration will be set up with the chair of Bioinformatics at WUR (Prof. dr. Jack Leunissen) (www.bioinformatics .nl)
as well as the other bioinformatics participants within NTC. Within the Cluster Toxicology & Effect monitoring at RIKILT you will be co-responsible for the acquisition, implementation and management of food safety projects in this field.
What we ask
A Ph.D. with solid
experience in the area of informatics or bioinformatics, programming and
databasing, preferably with experience in analytical chemistry and biochemistry.
You are a real team player, innovator and stimulator. You are driven, result-oriented
and you have excellent communication and writing skills.
What we offer
A stimulating position in pleasant and high-level work surroundings. We offer a fulltime position for three years with possibilities for a two-year extension. Salary ranging is from 2812–4371 Euro per month depending upon experience.
Information
For further information on this position please contact Dr. Arjen Lommen
(arjen.lommen@ wur.nl), tel.: +31-317-480264 and/or Dr. Ad Peijnenburg
(ad.peijnenburg@ wur.nl), tel.: +31-317-480284. For Further information: http://www.rikilt. wur.nl/UK/
Application
Please submit your application letter with CV before the 2nd of July 2008 by e-mail to: vacatures.rikilt@ wur.nl.
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