POSTDOC position ON BIOINFORMATICS FOR EPIGENOMICS

16 May 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

ULB

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology
Medical sciences » Cancer research

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

31 Aug 2023 - 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Position is available for a highly motivated Postdoc who wish to join the Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics headed by Prof. François Fuks (ULB-Free University of Brussels, Belgium).

The research goal will be the analysis of transcriptomic and epigenomic changes (e.g. DNA methylation, histone and RNA modifications) that arise in cancers. Particularly the analysis of next generation sequencing data concerning novel epigenetic modifications, which our lab is investigating, will also be one of the main challenging tasks of the candidate (e.g. Delatte et al., Science 2016, Jeschke et al. Nat Cancer 2021). He/she will also participate in several side projects with high impact factor publication potential.The host lab is running a Next Generation Sequencing platform and is part of the ULB-Cancer Research Center (U-CRC), providing a high-profile scientific environment. The candidate will join other experienced bioinformaticians working on transcriptomics and epigenomics. Starting date is flexible.

Selected publications 

- Dube et al., J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2023

- Bizet et al.,Epigenetics, 2022

- Primac et al.,Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2022

- Penning et al.Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2022

- Jeschke et al.Nat Cancer. 2021

- De Dieuleveult et al.,Epigenetics. 2021

- Lan et al.,Nat Comm. 2020

- Bonvin et al.,Cancer Res. 2019

- Collignon et al., Science Adv. 2018

- Jeschke et al., J Clin Invest. 2017

- Van Grembergen et al., Science Adv. 2016

- Delatte et al., Science2016

- Dedeurwaerder  et al., Brief Bioinform 2014

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The candidate should hold a PhD in bioinformatics, bio-engineering, biomedical sciences or eventually in engineering or computer sciences and demonstrate proficiency in statistics and programming (e.g. R, python). Experience with sequence data, genome-wide data sets (e.g. ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq ...) or massive datasets analysis will be assets. The applicant should have good organizational skills, a taste for interdisciplinary research, excellent scientific writing and presenting skills and be able to work independently. The interaction with the biologists in the lab will be key for the success of this project and genuine interest for biology and clinical researches is required. A good biological background will be valuable.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Other

Additional Information
Selection process

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until outstanding candidates are selected. (Online interviews are possible for candidates outside Belgium).

Additional comments

Informal inquiries, a CV, a motivation letter and names of at least two referees, should be sent to: rdeplus@ulb.be

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

ULB-Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics

Country

Belgium

City

Brussels

Postal Code

1070

Street

route de Lennik, 808

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

rdeplus@ulb.be

Contact

State/Province

Bruxelles

City

Anderlecht

Website

https://fukslab.ulb.be/
http://www.ulb.be

Street

Lennik street, 808

Postal Code

1070

E-Mail

rdeplus@ulb.be

STATUS: EXPIRED