R sig jobs - Mar 2012 - Job offer predoc/PhD position Medical University of Graz, Austria

*Vacancy: Scientific Collaborator in Statistical Bioinformatics*

*Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation**, 
Medical University of Graz, Austria*

predoc level with PhD opportunity, 30 hours per week
available from May 1st, 2012

*Tasks:*

  * Working in the project "Biostatistical-genomical analysis of the
    clinical relevance of liver cancer models" which is collaborative
    research with the Institute of Pathology and part of international
    collaborations on metabolic disease-driven hepatocellular cancer
  * Statistical analysis of human and mouse arrayCGH data from our
    laboratory using R packages
  * Application of statistical modelling and statistical (machine)
    learning approaches to omics data
  * Analysis of time-course or functional data from omics experiments
  * Algorithmic and software development in R (Bioconductor)

*Qualifications:*

  * Master degree from an accredited university in (bio)statistics,
    mathematical or computational biology, bioinformatics with a strong
    statistical component or similar
  * Experience with the statistical analysis of arrayCGHs and of other
    array technologies
  * Experience with R and another omics-relevant programming language
  * Preferably also experience with R-Forge projects and CRAN submissions
  * Excellent command of English when not native
  * Basic knowledge of German when not native

*For more information see: * 
http://www.medunigraz.at/imi/en/events/job_medinfo_02_2012.php

Enquiries are welcome and should be directed to *Prof. Michael G. 
Schimek* per email: michael.schimek at medunigraz.at 
<javascript:toMailer('michael.schimek*medunigraz.at');>. *The
closing
date for the receipt of applications is **March 24th, 2012.*



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==============================================================Prof. Michael G.
SCHIMEK, DPhil, PhD
==============================================================Institute for
Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation
Medical University of Graz
Auenbruggerplatz 2/V
8036 Graz
AUSTRIA, EUROPE
==============================================================Phone: +43 316 385
Ext. 14263 (desk), Ext. 13201 (secretary)
Fax: +43 316 385 13590
E-Mail Office: imi at medunigraz.at
Web: http://www.meduni-graz.at/imi/en/index.php
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