Dear All, hope this is of interest to some of you: the Center for Environmental and Rural Health at Texas A&M is seeking candidates for a position of Research Associate in Bioinformatics. The official ad will be posted on the Dept of Stats webpage at Texas A&M as soon as the formal paperwork is completed. I am attaching below a copy of it so that interested people can start to contact me as soon as possible. I will appreciate if you could help me in distributing this to potential candidates. Best wishes, Marina Vannucci --------------------- AD --------------- Research Associate in Bioinformatics The Center for Environmental and Rural Health (CERH) at Texas A&M University is seeking an individual who has the expertise to assist Center investigators in the statistical and bioinformatic analysis of large datasets obtained from various high-throughtput studies. Principal duties and responsabilities will include performing standard statistical analyses on gene expression datasets, such as ANOVA and clustering algorithms. Experience with statistical software such as Splus or R and with bioinformatic packages such as Bioconductor and Genespring will be preferable. The person will be expected to quickly become familiar with pathway analysis methods and with maintaining related data bases for major research projects. Additional training opportunities will be provided. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Ph.D. statistician and will have an office located in the Statistics department. Minimum education requirement is a Master in statistics or biostatistics. Significant experience with computer programming is preferable. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the experience of the candidate. Texas A&M University has an active and expanding interdisciplinary research and educational program in bioinformatics. The Statistics department houses a training program in Bioinformatics, funded by NCI, that contributes to a very active and stimulating environment. Texas A&M University is an equal opportunity employer. Men and women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply. Please email curriculum vitae and a statement of career interests to: Marina Vannucci Chair, Search Committee Texas A&M University 3143 TAMU College Station TX 77843-3143 mvannucci@stat.tamu.edu PH:(979)845-3164 Fax:(979)845-3144 For more information on the department of Statistics please visit http://stat.tamu.edu, and for information on the CERH visit http://cerh.tamu.edu/ ************************************************* Marina Vannucci Associate Professor Department of Statistics Texas A&M University TAMU 3143 College Station TX 77843-3143 Phone: +1-979-845-3164 Fax: +1-979-845-3144 URL: http://stat.tamu.edu/~mvannucci/