A bioinformatics postdoctoral research position available to generate metabolic networks in plants

A bioinformatics postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Sue Rhee at the Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology (Stanford, CA), to create and analyze metabolic networks of plants. This project aims to use existing bioinformatic tools and data to predict the metabolic network context for plants with substantial sequence information such as poplar, maize, wheat, soybean and sugarcane, among others. This project is an important component of a larger project called the Plant Metabolic Network (PMN) whose goal is to create a gold-standard and comprehensive reference database of plant metabolic pathways (called PlantCyc) and a collection of species-specific metabolic pathway databases. The collection of databases will have a number of applications including metabolic engineering and comparative genomics. The successful candidate will work closely with database curators and programmers at Carnegie.

Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and a strong background in using statistics and bioinformatics. Proficiency in Perl programming, Unix, and common bioinformatics tools for large-scale sequence analysis are required. The successful candidate should also have a demonstrated ability for independent and critical thinking, excellent communication and teamwork skills.

The Carnegie Institution, a private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences, was founded and endowed by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 and incorporated by an act of Congress in 1904. Andrew Carnegie conceived the Institution's purpose "to encourage, in the broadest and most liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind." The Department of Plant Biology engages in basic research on the mechanisms involved in the growth and development of plants and algae. The Department of Plant Biology is co-located with the Carnegie Department of Global Ecology on a seven-acre site on the campus of Stanford University.

Please email a brief letter describing your research experience, plus your CV and contact information for 3 references to Sue Rhee (rhee@acoma.stanford.edu).

There are always research internships for undergraduate students throughout the year. If you are interested in an internship please forward your resume to Sue Rhee (rhee@acoma.stanford.edu)

Summer Internships The Carnegie Institute Department of Biology offers summer research experiences to undergraduates from Stanford and other institutions (including local community colleges and state Universities). Summer research experiences for undergraduates run for 8-10 weeks during the summer*. Students are expected to work full-time during the summer (40 hours/week).

The Carnegie Undergraduate Science Program includes: A summer seminar series for undergraduates and an Undergraduate Student Research Symposium. During the summer, students gather for weekly meetings/seminars and prepare presentations for the Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the end of the summer. Seminars typically involve informal presentations by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students and discussion. At the summer research symposium, summer interns present posters or short talks about their research to the department.