Job Description: An opportunity has arisen to join the Computational Systems Genomics Lab, headed by Prof Andrew Teschendorff, at the CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai. The Computational Systems Genomics Lab carries out cutting-edge research at the interface between Statistics, Cancer and Genomics, with a special focus on Statistical Cancer Epigenomics and Cancer Systems Biology (see http://www.picb.ac.cn/compsysg/). The post is at the staff scientist level and salary is negotiable. Besides doing research, the candidate will be expected to also carry out secretarial/administrative duties, and to occasionally assist the Principal Investigator with translation of short documents from Chinese into English and vice versa. This is therefore an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to perform scientific research, publish high quality papers and to improve your communication skills in English.

Essential Job Requirements:

A degree in a computational/scientific discipline, including Computer Science, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering.

Good oral and written English.

Excellent organizational skills.

Team Player.

Desirable Job Requirements:

MSc/PhD in a computational/scientific discipline, including Computer Science, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering.

Programming experience in R, Bioconductor, Python, Perl or Java.

The job is available with immediate effect. Interested applicants should send a brief cover letter and CV (all in English), to:

Prof Andrew Teschendorff

Email: andrew@picb.ac.cn

or

Zheng Shijie

Email: zhengshijie@picb.ac.cn

中科院上海营养与健康研究院计算系统基因组学课题组招聘科研助理

职位描述：由Andrew Teschendorff研究员领导的计算系统基因组学课题组隶属于中国科学院－马普学会计算生物学伙伴研究所。本课题组主要从事统计学与癌症基因组学交叉方向的前沿研究，特别是癌症相关的统计表观遗传学研究和癌症系统生物学研究。 http://www.picb.ac.cn/compsysg。因工作需要，拟招聘科研助理一名，薪资面议。

该职位主要从事科学研究，同时期待可以参与协助课题组长完成秘书职位，完成中英文文件的互译等。该职位可以给新毕业生提供一个完成科学研究，发表高水平文章的机会。同时提高英语水平。

基本职位要求：

1）计算机或其他相关学科硕士以上学历，其中包括：计算机科学、统计学、生物系信息，数学，物理学及工程类学科等

2）流畅的英文口语及书面交流能力

3）优秀的组织能力

4）善于沟通和交流，有良好的团队精神与合作意识

具备以下条件者优先录用：

1） 获得统计或计算等相关专业博士/硕士学位，其中包括：计算机科学、统计学、生物信息学、数学、物理学或工程类学科等

2）掌握如下编程语言：R/Bioconductor, Python, Perl或Java.

本招聘即日起生效，应聘者请将应聘函(cover letter)及个人简历 （请用英文撰写）发送至：

郑世杰

Email: zhengshijie@picb.ac.cn 

或:

Andrew Teschendorff教授

Email: andrew@picb.ac.cn