Group Leader

Group Leader - Bioinformatics/Systems Biology, Bergen, Norway


The Computational Biology Unit (CBU) at Uni BCCS (Bergen Center for Computational Science) has been established to conduct top-level research in bioinformatics, and to serve functional genomics research in Norway with relevant training and services. CBU is tightly integrated and co-located with several departments at the University of Bergen.
CBU is searching for an additional group leader. The group leader will carry out research in the field of computational biology/bioinformatics and contribute to the overall objectives of CBU. The group leader should have a PhD and post-doctoral experience including a solid publication record in a relevant subject. Candidates will be evaluated with emphasis on scientific quality and potential and their ability to supervise and carry out research projects. The research profile of the candidate should be within a relevant area for CBU. Candidates with profiles in direction of systems biology are especially encouraged to apply. The group leader will direct a research group consisting of PhD and post-doctoral scientists.
The CBU and its partners currently have bioinformatics research activities in the fields of protein biophysics, molecular modeling and protein dynamics, transcriptional regulation, microarray and proteomics bioinformatics, and genome bottomembly and annotation. Activity has been initiated towards integrative bioinformatics and systems biology. There are excellent opportunities for collaboration with the molecular biological and biomedical as well as mathematical and informatics research groups in Bergen.
CBU is part of Uni BCCS and located together with the Department of Informatics, the Department of Molecular Biology (University of Bergen) and Uni SARS, a partner of EMBL. Uni BCCS owns and operates large scale computing facilities that provide an excellent computational environment. Uni BCCS is a department within Uni Research, a research company wholly owned by the University of Bergen. CBU is partner in the Molecular and Computational Biology research school (http://www.mcb.uib.no) and coordinates the bioinformatics technology platform for the national functional genomics programme (FUGE) in Norway.
Salary and professional resources are internationally competitive. Please send your CV, your ten most relevant publications, and a detailed statement of research interests to Professor Inge Jonbottomen (inge@ii.uib.no), head of the CBU. Evaluation of applications will commence March 15th, 2010 and continue until a suitable candidate has been identified. For more information about CBU, please refer to http://www.cbu.uib.no/, or contact Inge Jonbottomen.