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Subject: SMB Digest v11i47
SMB Digest November 30, 2011 Volume 11 Issue 47
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Amina Eladdadi eladdada(at)strose(dot)edu
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Issue's Topics:
Workshop: Deadline extended-Lymphocyte repertoire workshop
PhD Position: Computational Science Studies, San Diego
PhD Position: Computational Physiology, Switzerland
Postdoc/PhD Positions: Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Uppsala Univ.
Postdoc: Center for Mathematical & Computational Biology, UC Irvine
Postdoc: Multiscale Image Based Homogenisation and Modeling, UK
SMBnet Reminders
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From: Ramit Mehr <prof.ramit.mehr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:52 AM
Subject: Deadline extended: Lymphocyte repertoire workshop,
February 2012
The deadline for abstracts and registration for the workshop on
Models and Methods for Analysis of Lymphocyte Repertoire Generation,
Development, Selection and Evolution - 2, has been postponed to
December 31st, 2011.
Please see the workshop website:
http://immsilico2.lnx.biu.ac.il/WORKSHOP/Workshop.html and the
attached poster.
We still have funding for students and post-docs to attend the
workshop, so please encourage students who are working on relevant
topics to submit abstracts and attend the workshop.
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From: Jose E. Castillo <castillo@myth.sdsu.edu>
Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Subject: Computational Science Ph.D. Studies in San Diego
The Computational Science Research Center at San Diego State
University is looking for qualified applicants for its
interdisciplinary Ph.D. program ( joint with Claremont Graduate
University) in Computational Science.
We have financial support in the form of Teaching, Graduate and
Research Assistantships and Fellowships. Areas of interest include
Nonlinear Dynamics, Bioinformatics, Biomathematics, Soft Condensed
Matter Physics, Relativistic Astrophysics, General Relativity, fluid
dynamics, Material Sciences, Geophysics, Nuclear Physics and Physical
Oceanography.
Please take a look here for details about the program including
application process. We start taking Applications Oct 1.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CSRCProgram?feature=mhum#g/a
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From: Delgado-Eckert, Edgar <Edgar.Delgado-Eckert@ukbb.ch>
Date: Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 4:33 AM
Subject: PhD position in Computational Physiology, Switzerland
Start Date: As soon as possible
Application Deadline: 31st of January 2012
This project aims at establishing whether prolonged exposure to air
pollutants, such as cigarette smoke, can induce changes in the cardiac
function reflected in heart rate variability. To this end, time series
data of beat to beat intervals obtained from roughly 1800 individuals
will be analyzed using techniques borrowed from nonlinear dynamics,
such as the largest Lyapunov exponent, and from statistics and
information theory, including sample entropy, and long range
correlations revealed by detrended fluctuation analysis. The candidate
will be affiliated to the Clinical Morphology and Biomedical
Engineering section of the Medical Faculty at University of Basel. The
research work will be carried out at the Children?s Hospital,
Pediatric Pneumology, lead by Prof. Urs Frey, and within the
Computational Physiology and Biostatistics Group, lead by Dr. Edgar
Delgado-Eckert, who will be the direct supervisor.
Profile Requirements:
Master's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science,
Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, or a closely related field. Good
programming skills and some experience with the computation
environments Matlab and R are required. Of advantage is basic
knowledge in human physiology, particularly cardiac and respiratory
function.
Please send your application to:
Applications should include a curriculum vitae and three letters of
reference. The applicant is aware that the referees might be
contacted. Please send application documents by email (please include
the words Computational Physiology in the subject of your email) to
edgar.delgado-eckert@ukbb.ch. This e-mail address is being protected
from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or via postal
services to:
Dr. Edgar Delgado-Eckert
Studienzentrum Pneumologie
Universitätskinderspital beider Basel (UKBB)
Spitalstrasse 33
Postfach
4031 Basel
Switzerland
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From: Elisabeth Larsson <Elisabeth.Larsson@it.uu.se>
Date: Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Subject: Postdoc/PhD positions in Interdisciplinary Mathematics,
Uppsala Univ.
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematics
(http://www.math.uu.se/cim/) at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden,
is now recruiting Postdoctoral researchers (2 positions) and PhD
students (4 positions).
These researchers will work in an interdisciplinary project combining
mathematical sciences, which includes numerical analysis, scientific
computing, applied mathematics, mathematical statistics and systems
engineering, and an application in an area related to complex
dynamical systems, e.g. in chemistry, biology, earth sciences,
economics, finance.
For more details see the Postdoc or PhD student advertisement.
http://www2.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/2802postDOC.html
http://www2.personalavd.uu.se/ledigaplatser/2806PhD.html
See also the list of suggested PhD projects.
http://www.math.uu.se/CIM/Graduate+school/Lista_doktorandprojekt_2012/
Application deadline December 22.
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From: Qing Nie <qnie@math.uci.edu>
Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Subject: postdoc, Center for Mathematical and Computational Biology,
UC Irvine
The Center for Mathematical and Computational Biology (CMCB) at the
University of California, Irvine, is hiring 1-2 postdoctoral scholars.
The successful candidates are expected to work with Professor Qing Nie
in an inter-disciplinary research environment on modeling and
simulations of complex biological systems. The research projects are
supported by NIH and are closely related to the research themes at
UCI?s Center for Complex Biological Systems ? an NIH National Center
of Excellence in Systems Biology . The position is renewable up to
three years based upon availability of funding and performance of the
postdoctoral fellow. Applicants must possess a PhD in either
Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Biology or
related fields. Appointments will be effective on July 1, 2012 or
later.
For further inquiry on the positions, please contact Qing Nie
(qnie@math.uci.edu).
Please Reference Job #5494 in subject line of all correspondence.
Completed applications must be submitted electronically through
http://www.mathjobs.org and must contain
(1) Cover letter
(2) Curriculum Vitae
(3) Research statement
(4) Three reference letters
Applications are welcome at any time. The review process will start in
January 2012 and will continue until the positions are filled.
The University of California, Irvine, is an equal opportunity employer
committed to excellence through diversity. UC Irvine has an ADVANCE
Gender Equity Program.
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From: Roose T. <T.Roose@soton.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Postdoc, Multiscale Image Based Homogenisation and
Modelling
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Multiscale Image Based Homogenisation
and Modelling
Bioengineering Research Group
Location: Highfield Campus
Salary: £27,428 to £30,870
Full time fixed 36 month appointment.
Closing Date: Saturday 31 December 2011
Interview Date: Monday 16 January 2012
Reference: 069911BX
School of Engineering Sciences
Multiscale image based homogenization of soil and plant water uptake
Project description:
A post doctorate research fellow is required to work on multiscale
image based modelling and homogenization of water flow in soil and
water uptake by plant roots. This post is part of a large BBSRC
funded program to develop models of water uptake by wheat crop to
learn about the multiscale mechanisms that control the plant-water
relations.
One of the most challenging problems facing humankind in coming years
is how to ensure an adequate supply of food for ever increasing human
population in the changing climate. One of the most important aspects
controlling crop growth is the availability of water. This project
will combine multiscale x-ray CT scanning imaging of soil and plant
roots (undertaken in Nottingham and Southampton) with the state of the
art image based multiscale homogenisation of water movement and uptake
in the soil.
The work will be performed in the Bioengineering Group at the
University of Southampton, but will require close collaboration with
x-ray CT scanning facility in the University of Nottingham and muVIS
in Southampton. The applicants should have (or be near completion of)
a PhD in applied mathematics, computational engineering, physics, or a
related area that involved mathematical modelling and numerical
simulation, or equivalent working/research experience. An
understanding of the plant and/or soil water transport process
modelling and homogenisation theory will also be an advantage. The
successful candidate will be able to demonstrate competency in
conducting large scale numerical simulations, an understanding of
methods of asymptotic analysis and knowledge of
multiscale/homogenization analysis. The appointment will be on a pay
scale up to £30,870 (subject to qualifications) and will be based in
the Bioengineering Group:
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/groups/bioeng.page
For further details, please contact: Dr. Tiina Roose,
t.roose@soton.ac.uk, Tel number: 02380592871
The closing date for this post is 31 December 2011. Please apply
online through: www.jobs.soton.ac.uk or alternatively telephone
023 8059 2750 for an application form. Please quote vacancy reference
number 069911BX on all correspondence.
Tentative interview date is: Jan 16th, 2012
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