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Subject: SMB Digest v12i19
SMB Digest May 11, 2012 Volume 12 Issue 19
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Richard Schugart richard(dot)schugart(at)gmail(dot)com
Note:
Information about the Society for Mathematical Biology, including an
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Access the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, the official journal of
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membership(at)smb(dot)org .
Issue's Topics:
Workshop: Multiscale, Multicell Tissue Model, Aug 8-19, RTP, NC
Workshop: Epidemics on Networks, Sep 5-7, U Girona, Spain
CfA: Modern Math Workshop, Oct 10-11, Seattle, WA
CfA: Guided Self-Organisation, Sep 26-28, Sydney
Seminar: Dynamics at the Academy II, May 24, Brussels
Seminar: Physics of Lymphocyte Devel, Aug 6-31, Max Planck Ins
Course: Neuroinformatics, Aug 11-26, Woods Hole, MA
Course: Enumeration Algorithms..., Sep 23-28, Bertinoro, Italy
PhD Position: Nonlinear Dynamics/Atrial Electrophys, Glasgow
Post-doc: Modeling in Ecology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Post-docs: Plankton Ecology, Michigan State U
Post-doc: Computational Oncology, U Trento, Italy
Post-doc: Math Biology, NJIT, US
Post-doc: Control Engineering, U Oxford
Lectureship: Theoretical Ecology, Umea University, Sweden
Research Chair: Math/Theor Phys Biosci, Stellenbach U/AIMS, SA
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From: Anderson, Talia M <tander@indiana.edu>
Date: May 7, 2012 1:06:46 PM
Subject: Workshop: Multiscale, Multicell Tissue Model, Aug 8-19, RTP, NC
Workshop: Joint CC3D/SBW User Training Workshop in Multiscale, MultiCell
Tissue Modeling
Background: Computational modeling is becoming an integral part of
contemporary bioscience. The Glazier - Graner - Hogeweg (GGH) model as
implemented in the modeling environment, CompuCell3D allows researchers
to rapidly build complex models of multi-cell processes in development
and disease with user-selectable resolution, from sub-cellular
compartmental models to continuum models of tissues. To efficiently link
to sub-cellular scale users build biochemical reaction models using SBW
and use exported models in the SBML format to control properties of
simulated cells in CompuCell3D. CompuCell3D and SBW are simulation
environments that target complementary areas of biological
modeling. By combining the capabilities of both frameworks users can
build truly multi-scale models of tissues, organs or organisms with a
minimal amount of coding. CompuCell3D and SBW are open source, allowing
users to extend, improve, validate, modify and share the core software.
For more information please visit: compucell3d.org (CompuCell3D) or
sys-bio.org (SBW).
Goal: By the end of the one week course, participants will have
implemented a basic simulation of the particular biological problem they
work on. Post-course support and collaboration will be available to
continue simulation development
Topics: Introduction to Reaction-Kinetics models. Introduction to SBW,
Simulation, Network design tools and SBML. Introduction to GGH modeling.
Applications of GGH modeling. Introduction to CompuCell3D. Python
scripting. Basics of model building. Extending CompuCell3D. Building a
basic simulation of your system.
Format: The workshop will consist of a limited number of lectures and
extended hands-on computer tutorials.
Instructors: Herbert Sauro (Univ. Washington), Maciej Swat, Julio
Belmonte, Abbas Shirinifard, James Sluka, James A. Glazier (Indiana
University)
Target Audience: Experimental Biologists, Medical Scientists,
Biophysicists, Mathematical Biologists and Computational Biologists from
advanced undergraduates to senior faculty, who have an interest in
developing multi-cell, multi-scale computational models, or learning how
such models might help their research. No specific programming or
mathematical experience is required, though familiarity with some
modeling environment (e.g. Mathematica, Maple, Matla®) and how to
represent basic concepts like diffusion and chemical reactions
mathematically, would be helpful.
Fees: There is no registration fee. We will provide workshop documents.
Application and Registration: Enrollment is limited and by application
only. To apply, please send a c.v., a brief statement of your current
research interests and of the specific problem you would like to model.
Students and postdocs should also include a letter of support from their
current advisor.
Please submit application materials electronically to Maciej Swat
(mswat@indiana.edu) by June 1st, 2012.
Facilities: The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle
Park, NC.
For More Information Contact: Maciej Swat (mswat@indiana.edu) or visit
compucell3d.org.
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From: Joan Saldana <jsaldana@ima.udg.edu>
Date: May 6, 2012 3:39:40 AM
Subject: Workshop: Epidemics on Networks, Sep 5-7, U Girona, Spain
Workshop "Epidemics on Networks: Current Trends and Challenges"
(EpiNet 2012) at the University of Girona, Girona (Catalonia), Spain.
Date: 2012-09-05 to 2012-09-07.
This is the 2nd announcement of the workshop "Epidemics on Networks:
Current trends and challenges", September 5-7, 2012, that will be held
in the premises of the University of Girona.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers in the field of
epidemics with different backgrounds (mathematicians, physicists,
computer scientists, engineers, and biologists) to present current
problems as well as potential avenues of future research in network
epidemiology.
The programme is organized around 4 main tracks:
1. R0 and epidemiological data
2. Tackling different levels of mixing: householders, metapopulations,
Markov chains, ...
3. Simplifying complexity and model reduction techniques: Heterogeneous
and non-heterogeneous mean-field models
4. Capturing human behaviour in epidemic modelling: dynamical network
models
Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order):
Julien Arino (University of Manitoba)
Marian Boguńá (Universitat de Barcelona)
Odo Diekmann (University of Utrecht)
Ken Eames (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Thomas House (University of Warwick)
Christel Kamp (Paul-Ehrlich-Institut)
Istvan Z Kiss (University of Sussex)
Joel C Miller (Harvard University)
Romualdo Pastor-Satorras (Universitat Politčcnica de Catalunya)
Andrea Pugliese (University of Trento)
Steven Riley (Imperial College London)
Caterina Scoglio (Kansas State University)
Peter Simon (Eötvös Loránd University)
Piet Van Mieghem (Delft University of Technology)
Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University)
Erik Volz (University of Michigan)
There will be room for poster presentations (we have already received
some proposals!). If interested, please submit an abstract of 2-3 pages
through our web site.
Important dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: June 30, 2012
Deadline for communicating abstract acceptance: July 15, 2012
Deadline for registration: July 15, 2012
Early registration fee (until May 31): 200 euros / Late registration fee
(from June 1): 250 euros
For further information, please visit the web site of the workshop:
https://sites.google.com/site/epinet2012/home
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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: May 3, 2012 10:27:11 AM
Subject: CfA: Modern Math Workshop, Oct 10-11, Seattle, WA
The eight NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes and NIMBioS are pleased
to offer three concurrent sessions immediately preceding the Society for
Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) annual
meeting, Oct. 11-14, 2012, in Seattle, WA. The sessions - one for
graduate students and recent PhDs, and two for undergraduate students
- aim to invigorate the research careers of minority mathematicians and
mathematics faculty at minority-serving institutions. The sessions begin
with lunch on Oct. 10 and end at 12:30 p.m. prior to the SACNAS
conference lunch on Oct. 11. Application deadline: July 1, 2012. For
more information and the online application, visit
http://www.nimbios.org/education/modern_math_ws
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From: Larry Yaeger <larryy@indiana.edu>
Date: May 7, 2012 2:25:25 PM
Subject: CfA: Guided Self-Organisation, Sep 26-28, Sydney
This is an announcement and Call for Abstracts for the Fifth
International Workshop on Guided Self-Organisation (GSO-2012) to be
held at University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, September 26-28, 2012:
http://prokopenko.net/gso5.html
The workshop will bring together researchers from a richly diverse
background who share interest in understanding and designing
self-organising systems. Of particular interest are well-founded, but
general methods for characterising such systems in a principled way with
the view of ultimately allow them to be guided toward pre-specified
goals. Information theory, nonlinear dynamics and graph theory are core
to many of these methods, and quantifying complexity and its sources is
a common theme.
Submissions to the workshop are extended abstracts (one page). If
interested in participating, send an extended abstract (by 16 July 2012)
by email to: prokopenko.mikhail@gmail.com
The notifications are expected by 31 July 2012.
Authors of accepted submissions will present the content to the
workshop. It is expected that post-workshop publication of selected
papers will follow in a special journal issue (as has been the case for
previous GSO workshops). Please consult above website for more
information.
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From: DELEENHEER, PATRICK <deleenhe@ufl.edu>
Date: May 7, 2012 5:35:31 AM
Subject: Seminar: Dynamics at the Academy II, May 24, Brussels
You are cordially invited to attend part II of the Dynamics at the
Academy Seminar, to be held in the Palace of the Academies in Brussels,
Belgium, on Thursday May 24, 2012. The program is attached and can also
be viewed at:
http://www.math.ufl.edu/~deleenhe/dynamics@academyII.pdf
Sincerely,
Patrick De Leenheer and Freddy Dumortier.
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From: Dr. Michal Or-Guil <michal.orguil@googlemail.com>
Date: May 2, 2012 10:14:13 AM
Subject: Seminar: Physics of Lymphocyte Devel, Aug 6-31, Max Planck Ins
We would like to draw your attention to the international seminar on
Multi-Scale Physics of Lymphocyte Development
to be held at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex
Systems in Dresden, Germany from 6th to 31st August 2012.
The themes to be discussed in the Seminar relate to the major space
and time scales on which immune responses take place:
- Sub-cellular events - The theme will focus on immune gene-regulatory
networks and intracellular signalling to study the fine balance between
environmental factors and the genetic programme that determines
lymphocyte differentiation and development.
- Single-cell events - The theme will focus on T and B cell selection in
lymphatic tissues, specificity and diversity of T cell and B cell
receptors, and their role in lymphocyte regulation and response.
- Ensembles of cells and receptors - The theme will focus on the motion
and contacts of lymphocytes in lymphatic tissues, the homeostatic
immunological processes, the loss of lymphocyte diversity with age, and
structure and dynamics of the receptor interaction network.
More information can be found on the event's web page
http://www.pks.mpg.de/~lymdev12/
and the blog http://lymdev12.eu
Yours sincerely,
M. Ivanchenko, C. Molina-Paris, M. Or-Guil
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From: Jonathan D. Victor <jdvicto@med.cornell.edu>
Date: May 7, 2012 12:57:55 PM
Subject: Course: Neuroinformatics, Aug 11-26, Woods Hole, MA
Neuroinformatics
A graduate/postgraduate school at the Marine Biological Laboratory,
Woods Hole, MA, from 11 to 26 August 2012.
The Neuroinformatics school (http://neufo.org) is a two week course on
methods to manage and analyze data sets from neurophysiological and
behavioral measurements, particularly large data volumes that require
systematic statistical and computational approaches.
The course includes lectures on fundamental mathematical methods,
established and emerging applications, and focused hands-on
computer-based sessions. Topics include point processes, e.g., spike
trains, continuous processes, e.g., behavior, ECoG, EEG, fMRI, LFP, and
MEG recordings, and methods for analyzing neuroanatomical data from
light and electron microscopy. The first week is devoted by lectures on
statistical and analytical techniques appropriate for neural data
analysis. A concurrent computer laboratory runs in the evenings to
supplement the lectures. The second week contains application-based
lectures and is focused on emerging research areas. The second week
further contains a "data analysis challenge", in which teams will
analyze published data sets in the context of specific questions.
Attendance at the school is targeted broadly, from experimental
researchers to those with a theoretical or analytical orientation who
work closely with data. A main aim of the school is to foster close
working relations between the theorists and experimentalists.
Researchers at all levels, from advanced graduate student to working
professional, may benefit from participating. Primary faculty include:
Helen Barbas (BU); Amy Barnard (Allen); Mikhail Belkin (OSU); Uri T.
Eden (BU); Moritz Helmstaedter (MPI); Matti S. Hamalainen (MGH); Satish
Iyengar (Pitt); David Kleinfeld, co-director (UCSD); Partha P. Mitra,
co-director (CSHL); Bijan Pesaran (NYU); Keith P. Purpura
(Weill-Cornell); Nicholas D. Schiff (Weill-Cornell); Andrew T.
Sornborger (Georgia); and Jonathan D. Victor (Weill-Cornell).
Application Deadline: May 11, 2012
http://hermes.mbl.edu/education/courses/special_topics/neufo.html
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From:Marie-France Sagot <Marie-France.Sagot@inria.fr>
Date: May 8, 2012 2:32:17 AM
Subject: Course: Enumeration Algorithms..., Sep 23-28, Bertinoro, Italy
ENUMEX 1st International School on Enumeration Algorithms & Exact
Methodsfor Exponential Problems in Computational Biology
Bertinoro (Italy), 23-28 September 2012
http://amici.dsi.unifi.it/amici/enumex/
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (deadline: 30 June 2012)
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENUMEX
ENUMEX is the first event organized by the AMICI International
Partnership. The focus of ENUMEX is on enumeration algorithms and exact
methods for exponential problems. On the application side there will be
a special interest in computational biology. The School is addressed to
young researchers at the PhD student or postdoc level, but may,
depending on space, greet other interested participants. The scope of
ENUMEX is international.
COURSES AND LECTURERS
The school features the following four lectures:
"Counting: Algorithms and Complexity" by Martin Dyer (School of
Computing, University of Leeds)
"Monotone Generation Problems: Algorithms and Hardness" by Khaled
Elbassioni (Max-Planck-Institut fur Informatik)
"Parameterized and Exact Algorithms" by Fedor Fomin (Department of
Informatics, University of Bergen)
"Deep of Enumeration Algorithms: Theory and Practice" by Takeaki Uno
(National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo)
LOCATION
ENUMEX will be held in the medieval hilltop town of Bertinoro.
This town is in Emilia Romagna, about 70 km south-east of Bologna, at
an elevation of about 230 m. It can be reached in a couple of hours from
the international airport "G. Marconi" of Bologna by shuttle (from the
airport to the railway station) + train (from Bologna to Forli)
+ bus/taxi (from the railway station to Bertinoro). The closest airport
is the "L. Ridolfi" airport of Forli, which is 13 km away.
Bertinoro is close to many splendid locations such as Urbino, Gradara,
San Leo, and the Republic of San Marino, as well as some less well-known
locations like the thermal springs of Fratta Terme.
Bertinoro can also be a base for visiting some of the better-known
Italian locations such as Bologna, Rimini, Ravenna, Ferrara, Venezia,
Padova, Verona, Firenze, Pisa, and Siena.
Bertinoro itself is picturesque, with its narrow streets and walkways
winding around the central peak. The school will be held at the Centro
Residenziale Universitario (CRU), an ex-episcopal fortress that has been
converted by the University of Bologna into a modern conference center
with computing facilities and Internet access. From the fortress, it is
possible to enjoy a beautiful vista stretching from the Apennines to the
Adriatic coast and the Alps over the Po Valley.
ORGANIZATION
Scientific directors:
* Pierluigi Crescenzi (University of Florence, Italy)
* Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela (University of Rome I, Italy)
* Marie-France Sagot (INRIA and University of Lyon 1, France)
* Leen Stougie (Free University Amsterdam and CWI, Netherlands)
APPLICATION
Prospective participants should fill by June 30, 2012 the application
form, available on the school web site.
The registration fee is 700 for accomodation in a single room and 590
for accomodation in a double room. These fees cover all local expenses,
including meals, coffee breaks and accommodation for 5 nights.
Accomodation is provided either in the Bertinoro Castle or in nearby
hotels.
Notification of accepted/rejected applications will be communicated by
July 15, 2012.
Registration to the school is due by July 31, 2012.
No refund is possible for cancellation after August 15, 2012.
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From: Radostin Simitev <Radostin.Simitev@glasgow.ac.uk>
Date: May 2, 2012 11:33:58 PM
Subject: PhD Position: Nonlinear Dynamics/Atrial Electrophys, Glasgow
A FOUR-YEAR, FULLY-FUNDED PHD SCHOLARSHIP OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS
Nonlinear dynamics and control of the electrophysiology of atrial
fibrillation
Location: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow,
Glasgow, UK.
Remark: The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the
English-speaking world and is ranked amongst the top 100 research
Universities of the world.
Supervisors:
Dr R Simitev (lead, Mathematics),
Dr A Workman (Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences),
Prof A Rankin (Medicine),
Prof M Cartmell (external collaborator, Engineering, Sheffield).
Scholarship details: The scholarship:
is for a four (4) year period of PhD studies,
fully covers all tuition fees,
provides a stipend of GBP 13,590 per every year of the project to
sustain the PhD Scholar,
provides GBP 3,500 per year for research, travel and conference
attendance costs.
Remark: This is a prestigious "Lord Kelvin & Adam Smith Scholarship" for
PhD studies funded by the University of Glasgow. The 4-year duration is
especially generous and will provide ample time for independent
research.
Eligibility: The scholarship is open to ALL including UK, EU and
Overseas applicants.
Project details: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common and debilitating
cardiac arrhythmia in which internal electrical properties of the heart
are adversely affected. Clinical treatment is not entirely satisfactory,
partly because the ionic mechanisms underlying AF are incompletely
understood. A wealth of data from clinical and physiological experiments
in single atrial cells exists, and detailed mathematical models of
single-cell atrial electrical excitation are available. The accuracy of
the mathematical models in recent years has become very impressive, but
the price to pay is their complexity, which precludes any possibility of
analytical treatment and reduces the theory to mere empirical studies
based on numerical experimentation. With this in mind the challenge in
the project is to reduce the available detailed models to a minimally
complicated form that is amenable to mathematical analysis, but at the
same time keep them sufficiently detailed so that they can reproduce as
much relevant data as possible and answer specific questions arising
from physiology and clinical practise. One specific challenge is, for
instance, to use mathematical techniques to devise a robust feedback
control algorithm that can suppress abnormal rhythms such as atrial
fibrillation and then test it in physiological experiments. The student
will also have plenty of opportunity to steer research in his/her
desired direction. This field is full of interesting related mathematical
problems, and there is ample scope to widen one's view beyond the
specific problems around which this PhD is centered.
Requirements for the applicants: Essential requirements:
MSc or a first-class honors degree in Mathematics, Physics, or a
relevant field with a strong quantitative background.
Interest in Mathematical Biology, Biological Physics, Bioengineering.
Interest in Biology.
Interest and affinity to physiological experiments.
Interest and affinity to numerical modeling and computation.
Desirable criteria:
Specialization/Experience in Mathematical Biology, Biological Physics,
Bioengineering, Computational Physics.
How to apply: Please, send
a current CV, an Academic Transcripts from your University studies,
evidence of your knowledge of English (if a non-native speaker),
a statement of relevant experience and research interests including
undergraduate and postgraduate project work, dissertations or any
publications you might have written.
the names and emails of two referees who can be contacted in case you
are shortlisted for the Scholarship, to
Radostin.Simitev@glasgow.ac.uk
Remark: Please, describe your qualifications and experience in the best
possible way. We are interested to hear from you even if you cannot meet
some of our criteria.
Deadline for application: Please, sent applications by 2012-07-312.
After this deadline, please inquire if the position is still open.
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From: Vlastimil Krivan <vlastimil.krivan@gmail.com>
Date: May 3, 2012 1:54:36 PM
Subject: Post-doc: Modeling in Ecology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Postdoc: Mathematical modeling in ecology
The Biology Centre, Laboratory of Theoretical Ecology at Ceske
Budejovice, Czech Republic, invites applications from outstanding
candidates for a Postdoctoral Research position available, to contribute
to ongoing research in mathematical modeling in ecology.
Job description: A postdoc position is available in Theoretical
Ecology lab that focuses on mathematical modeling in ecology. The
on-going work focuses mainly on integration of mathematical modeling
approaches used in behavioral, population, and evolutionary ecology.
Methods based on differential equations and game theory are used and
applied to various problems. You can read more about the Laboratory of
Theoretical Ecology on http://www.entu.cas.cz/dtb/
Qualifications: Candidate must hold a Ph.D. degree obtained not
earlier than March 29, 2008. Prior experience with mathematical
modelling and good knowledge of mathematical methods is necessary.
Candidates must be fluent either in Czech or English language
(corresponding to CAE or equivalent).
Salary and terms of employment: This postdoc position will be funded
by the EU research and human resources development project. The
position is for up to approx 3 years and includes six months stay
abroad. Monthly salary is highly competitive. The position will start
from September 1st, 2012.
If interested contact Prof. Vlastimil Krivan,
vlastimil.krivan@gmail.com.
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From: Christopher Klausmeier <klausme1@msu.edu>
Date: May 5, 2012 1:56:25 AM
Subject: Post-docs: Plankton Ecology, Michigan State U
Three postdoctoral research positions are available in the labs of Elena
Litchman and Chris Klausmeier to develop mathematical and statistical
models in plankton ecology.
1) Modeling community dynamics in Lake Baikal and analyzing long-term
plankton data (job #6136). Funded by NSF grant "Dimensions:
Collaborative Research: Lake Baikal Responses to Global Change: The Role
of Genetic, Functional and Taxonomic Diversity in the Plankton"
2) Using trait-based and community models to optimize algal biofuel
polycultures (job #6137). Funded by NSF grant "Experimental and
theoretical trait-based approaches to optimizing algal biofuel
polycultures"
3) Investigating community dynamics in spatially and temporally varying
environments (job #6138). Funded by NSF grant "CAREER: Modeling
Complexity in Plankton Communities".
Basic qualifications are a PhD in ecology, mathematics, or a related
field, and a strong interest in quantitative ecology. Knowledge of
phytoplankton ecology, limnology, or oceanography is a plus.
The postdocs will be based at Michigan State University's Kellogg
Biological Station <http://www.kbs.msu.edu>. Each position is for one
year, with a possibility of renewal, given satisfactory performance.
To apply, search for the job numbers above at <https://jobs.msu.edu>.
Applications should include a cover letter describing your research
interests and experience and your CV. Also, email the contact
information of two references to Chris Klausmeier (klausme1@msu.edu).
Review will begin June 1, 2012.
For more information, visit <http://preston.kbs.msu.edu> or email
Chris Klausmeier (klausme1@msu.edu).
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From: Davide Prandi <davide.prandi@gmail.com>
Date: May 8, 2012 7:46:21 AM
Subject: Post-doc: Computational Oncology, U Trento, Italy
The Computational Oncology Laboratory at the Center for Integrative
Biology (CIBIO) at the University of Trento is seeking a postdoctoral
fellow
(http://www.unitn.it/en/cibio/18721/laboratory-computational-oncology).
The successful candidate will participate in the development of
integrative analysis methods of orthogonal high-throughput data for the
characterization of the functional impact of somatic mutations in cancer
patients, using high density and Next Generation Sequencing data
generated from human samples and cell lines. The candidate will
participate in the development of analytical methods for the prediction
of protein structural variations. The minimum requirements include a
PhD degree in Computer Science or related fields. Basic knowledge of
molecular biology, genetics and cancer biology is also required.
Applicants should contact the laboratory PI, Dr. Francesca Demichelis
(demichelis@science.unitn.it). Application guidelines are posted at the
following web-page http://www.unitn.it/en/cibio
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From: Amitabha Bose <bose@njit.edu>
Date: May 9, 2012 11:58:14 AM
Subject: Post-doc: Math Biology, NJIT, US
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of
Technology has an opening for a post-doctoral appointment beginning
September 1, 2012. Applicants should have a PhD in Applied Mathematics,
Mathematics or related fields. The ideal candidate would share research
interests with our large group of math biologists, but would also be
capable of pursuing their own independent research projects. Details on
how to apply for the position may be found at:
http://math.njit.edu/about/math_jobs.php
Review of applications will begin immediately.
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From: Antonis Papachristodoulou <antonis.papachristodoulou@eng.ox.ac.uk>
Date: May 11, 2012 11:53:46 AM
Subject: Post-doc: Control Engineering, U Oxford
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford
Grade 7: Salary in the range 29,249 -35,938 pounds per annum
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Control
Engineering group at the Department of Engineering Science (central
Oxford). The position is funded by EPSRC under a 3-institution
partnership grant, held by the University of Oxford, the University of
Cambridge and Imperial College London. The position is fixed-term for up
to 29 months with a start date of 1 July 2012.
This post will involve working in Synthetic Biology from a Control
Engineering perspective and will be collaborative with two other
postdoctoral researchers at the partner institutions. The project
involves developing control engineering-inspired design approaches for
biological systems and the position would suit a theoretician with a
control engineering or mathematical background. The successful candidate
will benefit from the international collaboration with MIT, ETHZ and
Caltech on this project and will become part of the growing and
flourishing interdisciplinary environment in Oxford, working in
Systems and Synthetic Biology.
You should have a good first degree in Engineering or Mathematics and
have completed or be about to complete a doctorate in Control
Engineering/Dynamical Systems or a relevant subject. A good publication
record commensurate with your stage of career is expected. You must have
the organisational skills and initiative to carry out independent
research; be able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team; and have
the written and verbal skills necessary to present scientific ideas
clearly. Experience of developing mathematical algorithms and
simulations in MATLAB, and of the analysis and design of feedback
control systems, is essential. Previous collaborative research
experience in Synthetic and Systems Biology would be an advantage.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Antonis Papachristodoulou
(email: antonis@eng.ox.ac.uk).
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this
role and for further details, including a job description and selection
criteria, please click on the link below:
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=102815
Only applications received before midday on 28 May 2012 can be
considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter, a brief
statement of research interests (no more than three pages, describing
how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position),
CV and the details of three referees as part of your online application.
Please do not upload any additional documents such as papers or reports,
if they are important to your application make reference to them in your
CV or research interests statement.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity:
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/
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From: Ake Brannstrom <ake.brannstrom@math.umu.se>
Date: May 4, 2012 12:17:10 PM
Reply-To: Ake Brannstrom <ake.brannstrom@gmail.com>
Subject: Lectureship: Theoretical Ecology, Umea University, Sweden
In a joint effort, IceLab (Interdisciplinary Science Laboratory) and the
Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umea University,
Sweden, are announcing a position as senior lecturer to carry out
research within the area of theoretical and computational ecology
defined in a broad sense. Research may include studies of evolutionary
processes, population and community dynamics, and/or biogeochemical
processes. We are looking for a visionary researcher who is able to
develop and scrutinize causal explanations for phenomena driven by
dynamical feedbacks under environmental and organismal constraints. The
successful candidate is expected to join us in developing the dynamic
and international environment at IceLab and to strengthen the scientific
interactions between IceLab and the Department of Ecology and
Environmental Science. Candidates who link theory with experimental and
empirical data are therefore particularly encouraged to apply, but we
welcome applications from all candidates with a relevant background. The
candidate should be competent to teach undergraduate courses in
evolutionary ecology, community and ecosystem ecology, and/or
theoretical ecology and modelling.
The applicant should have a PhD, or an equivalent exam, with focus on
theoretical modelling of research problems in ecology, evolutionary
biology, or a related field. Documented experience of real
interdisciplinary collaborations, as well as several years of
international post-doc experience, are highly qualifying.
The position as senior lecturer is permanent and its responsibilities
include research, teaching, and administration, with a strong emphasis
on research during the first four years. The successful applicant is
expected to create his/her own research group and to supervise graduate
students as well as post-docs. He/she is also expected to attract
research grants from external sources of funding and to have a vivid
collaboration with scientists at both Umea University and other
universities. In the evaluation, particular emphasis will be given to
scientific skills. Pedagogical and administrative skills and the ability
to collaborate with other researchers are also considered. Merits and
skills will be evaluated in relation to the seniority of the candidate,
and we encourage both qualified junior and senior candidates to apply.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please see
http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/312-383-12.html.
The application deadline is June 7, 2012.
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From: Rene January <rene@aims.ac.za>
Date: May 10, 2012 4:51:38 AM
Subject: Research Chair: Math/Theor Phys Biosci, Stellenbach U/AIMS, SA
South African Research Chair in Mathematical and Theoretical Physical
Biosciences
Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical
Sciences
The interaction between the fundamental and experimental disciplines has
changed Biology immensely in the recent years with a hive of activity in
many new areas the world over. Fields like biochemistry, microbiology
and genetics have followed the trend, and in selected areas South
African Universities have richly contributed to the new biology.
Current and recent experimental work in biological systems opens new and
invigorates further fundamental research questions in the mathematical
sciences and theoretical physics themselves, such as those coming from
needing to understand emergent phenomena and non-equilibrium in living
systems.
At Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical
Sciences (AIMS-SA) we would like to play a significant role in
addressing such questions of the 21st century. Through the support of
the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) funded by our
national Department of Science and Technology, we have the exciting
opportunity to establish the multidisciplinary field of Mathematical and
Theoretical Physical Biosciences as a distinct research strength in
South Africa and appoint a senior scientist. This would strengthen the
existing research activities in Mathematical Sciences and Theoretical
Physics at Stellenbosch University and at AIMS-SA, and stimulate
interaction between them.
The Research Chair will strive to:
(a) establish the field of Mathematical and Theoretical Physical
Biosciences as a research strength in South Africa and as a new
knowledge area for students from South Africa and broader Africa;
(b) promote academic excellence by producing well-cited innovative
research outputs, and engaging in multidisciplinary relevant research
projects;
(c) build knowledge and research partnerships in South Africa between
the fundamental disciplines of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and
the experimental biosciences;
(d) play an active role in South Africa's research and development by
supporting experimental research in the traditional biosciences since it
is increasingly recognised that complex nonlinear interactions (on the
cellular, subcellular and molecular levels) arising in biological
systems will best be understood through mathematical and theoretical
physical models;
(e) build scientific and intellectual capacity in Africa by developing
and helping appoint human capital in Mathematical Sciences and
Theoretical Physical Sciences which are areas where skills are scarce
but extremely important;
(f) promote institutional diversity by providing highly-talented,
well-trained doctoral graduates from all over Africa.
The successful candidate must have:
extensive experience in training both postgraduate students and
postdoctoral research fellows;
an ability to offer postgraduate courses in advanced areas of
Mathematical and Physical Biosciences;
a distinguished record of peer-reviewed research publications;
experience in running large collaborative research projects involving
international collaborations and providing research opportunities for
undergraduate, postgraduate, and postdoctoral students;
a demonstrated ability to obtain competitive funding from national and
international governmental funding agencies or private foundations.
The successful candidate will have a joint appointment with
Stellenbosch University and AIMS-SA:
s/he will occupy a Professorship at Stellenbosch University, in the
Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Physics, and
will be senior researcher in the AIMS-SA Research Centre
Information on the SARChI initiative can be obtained from the website:
http://www.nrf.ac.za/projects.php?pid=61.
The research chair is tenable for a period of up to 15 years. It comes
with a (maximum) annual budget of R2.5 million (about US$320,000 at
current exchange rates). This budget includes amounts allocated to
remuneration and project development. Shortlisted candidates will be
expected to draw up a detailed developmental plan for this project in
discussion with the Director of AIMS-SA and the Executive Head of the
Mathematical Sciences Department, Stellenbosch University.
For further specific information related to this chair, please contact
Prof Barry Green, Director
African institute for Mathematical Sciences
Telephone: ++27 21 787 9332
Email: bwg@aims.ac.za
Prof Ingrid Rewitzky, Executive Head
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Stellenbosch University
Telephone: ++27 21 8083289
Email: rewitzky@sun.ac.za
All applications must include:
a concise research statement
a comprehensive curriculum vitae
names and contact details of three referees
an indication of the earliest date for the commencement of the research
chair
certified copies of certificates.
Closing date:
Please forward applications to
Prof Barry Green (bwg@aims.ac.za) and/or Prof Ingrid Rewitzky
(rewitzky@sun.ac.za) by 31 May 2012.
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