[Cse-jobs] Fwd: Unusual postdoctoral opening

[Jeremy Buhler]

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Subject: Unusual postdoctoral opening
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:35:16 -0500 (EST)
From: fraenkel at MIT.EDU
To: jbuhler at cse.wustl.edu

Dear Dr. Buhler,

I am writing to ask if you know of a highly motivated student with a 
strong computational background who might be interested in a joint 
postdoctoral position between my lab and Microsoft Research.

My group and researchers at Microsoft have independently developed 
similar approaches to integrating diverse types of "omic" data using 
network models.  We are looking for an extremely talented computational 
biologist to work with us on improved methods.

The relevant publications are below:
Yeger-Lotem, et al. Nature Genetics (2009)
	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19234470
Huang and Fraenkel, Science Signaling (2009)
	http://stke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sigtrans;2/81/ra40?ijkey=sfqfB52Ckvy9Y&keytype=ref&siteid=sigtrans
Bailly-Bechet et al. PNAS (2011)
	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21187432

The postdoctoral fellow will benefit from the *extremely* generous 
compensation paid to Microsoft researchers, while being fully integrated 
into my lab at MIT.

Below is the text of an ad that we have posted.

If you know of a student who might might be appropriate, please 
encourage her/him to apply.


Thanks,
Ernest


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Postdoctoral position at Microsoft Research New England in Cambridge, 
MA, to work on a joint project with the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology and the University of Torino, Italy.

This position represents an exceptional opportunity to develop new 
algorithms for analysing biological data and to apply these algorithms 
to develop new therapeutic insights. Deep expertise in computational 
biology, an excellent publication record and a PhD in a relevant field 
are required. The position is for a one year with the expectation that 
it may be extended. It is based in Cambridge, MA, at Microsoft Research 
New England. The applicant will work with a highly collaborative team 
consisting of research groups in the laboratory of Ernest Fraenkel at 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is located two blocks 
from Microsoft, and the laboratory of Riccardo Zecchina at the 
University of Torino, Italy.

Research will focus on methods for integrating diverse data such as 
genomic, proteomic, genetic, epigenetic, molecular profiling and patient 
data from clinical studies and laboratory models of diseases. The 
applicant will be expected to work closely with experimentalists in an 
iterative cycle of model building and hypothesis testing. This unique 
position affords all the intellectual freedom of academic research with 
compensation and benefits of a high-tech position in industry.

To be considered for employment for any post-doctorate opportunity at 
the New England lab, we require your completion of an online application 
and the submission of the following: CV, Publications list, Research 
statement, and at least three letters of recommendation.

To apply for a post-doc position at Microsoft Research New England:
1)	Visit http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/jobs/fulltime/postdoc.aspx 
for detailed application guidance.
2)	Please list Ernest Fraenkel as the lab member related to your area of 
research.

Microsoft Research is an equal opportunity employer and supports 
workforce diversity.

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Ernest Fraenkel, Ph.D.
Eugene Bell Associate Professor
Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Building 68 Room 323A
Cambridge, MA 02139

telephone:      617-258-8702
email:          fraenkel at mit.edu
www:            http://fraenkel.mit.edu
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