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Research Fellow in Bioinformatic and statistical analysis of high through-put biological data (saving bees project). Job number 70471-06. Warwick Systems Biology Centre, Warwick University, UK. Period: 30 months. Starting date flexible: Nov 2011 to March 2012. Closing date: This is a continuous advert until 21 Nov 2011 unless filled earlier. Apply now; suitable candidates will be interviewed within 3-4 weeks. We have a 30mth PDRA position available working on an exciting project unraveling the causes of honeybee decline in the UK (and world-wide) using high-throughput analysis techniques (microarrays, deep sequencing). The project will utilise a range of analysis and modelling techniques. This includes statistical methods such as multivariate analysis, hidden variable models and possibly Bayesian computational sampling techniques such as MCMC. Bioinformatic analysis utilising a range of tools and databases such as BeeBase, Biomart & ENSEMBL will provide valuable functional context. Integration of these diverse data types will also be addressed. The project focus will be on answering key questions on the form of, and the impact of the interaction of bees and its viruses with the varroa mite using various hypothesis testing and model selection techniques. You will have a PhD in a relevant subject such as statistics, machine learning, mathematics or bioinformatics and ideally be skilled in analysis and integration of large diverse data sets. An ability to programme in a high level language is highly desirable, eg R/bioconductor, MatLab, C++, Perl. Previous experience with a range of statistical methods, high throughput sequencing analysis, microarrays and/or Bioinformatic analysis will be an advantage. Experience of writing scientific papers/reports and good communication skills with other disciplines are desirable. Previous experience with biological data is not necessary. You will be working within a collaborative team of experimentalists and theorists, so having an interest in the biological questions is expected. Please include a full CV and a covering letter with your application form explaining how your skills meet the requirements, what you can bring to the post and why the post interests you. Additional post details and project context can be found at http://go.warwick.ac.uk/systemsbiology/staff/burroughs/bee_project Enquiries can be made to Prof Burroughs through the website. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.