Microsoft Research Cambridge, England
The Microsoft Research Computational Biology Group is seeking to hire outstanding post-doctoral scientists to undertake research in the following areas:
Immunology, Neuroscience, Developmental Biology (especially stem cell research and organogenesis), Cell cycle. The emphasis of the Group is on research, development and application of novel computational methods and tools to enable realistic, comprehensive, multi-scale modelling, analysis, synthesis and visualization of complex biological systems, with the aim of breaking through existing barriers to fundamental advances in understanding how living things work. Our research focuses on understanding system behavior as a whole, and we are particularly interested in candidates with the ability and the desire to contribute to the development and/or application in the areas above of the functional unit at the centre of our overall modeling efforts: a fully programmable ‘in-silico’ cell.
The Computational Biology Group is part of Microsoft’s Computational Science Laboratory, which is well resourced, has a sister group in computational ecology, and benefits from links to a software and tools team with whom we aim to develop useable, freely available software for use by the scientific community. The positions offer an opportunity to join a young and expanding laboratory with an exciting and ambitious research agenda, which encourages strong interdisciplinary research through collaborations with computer scientists, theoretical and experimental biologists and biochemists. Candidates would be encouraged and expected to develop such collaborations further with other leading research groups to carry out novel scientific research, and to publish this research in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to engaging with the mission of the group more widely.
Candidates should have a background in computer science, engineering, maths or physics and have applied their work in biological modelling; or a background in theoretical, experimental or computational biology and be able to demonstrate the necessary computational or mathematical expertise.
Positions are for 2 years and offer very competitive packages. To apply, please send a letter of application, research statement, curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of reference to Hayley North, Computational Science Laboratory Administrator:
Deadline for applications is 1st March 2009 and all interviews will take place before 31st March. Additional information about the group can be found at http://research.microsoft.com/biology
