[AfSHG-Listserv] Opportunity for an Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, University of cape Town

[Dr. Adebowale A. Adeyemo]

Hello everyone,

The Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) at the University of Cape Town provides a highly collaborative research environment, focusing on infectious diseases and biomedical research relevant to the African continent. The IIDMM hosts a Bioinformatics research group, which provides leadership in Bioinformatics at the University of Cape Town and forms part of the broader National Bioinformatics Network (NBN), spanning tertiary institutions across South Africa. A vacancy has arisen for a group leader to direct the Bioinformatics group at the Institute.

Key responsibilities will involve: 
• providing leadership in the area of bioinformatics within the IIDMM and at UCT 
• developing a research group in the area of bioinformatics/computational biology 
• raising research funding through the submission of self-initiated proposals to national and/or international funding agencies 
• publishing Bioinformatics-related research results in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and through conference presentation 
• supporting the research of other members of UCT through collaboration
• providing Bioinformatics support services as required by other stakeholders within and outside UCT
• overseeing and contributing to Bioinformatics teaching and curriculum development at UCT.

Key requirements include: 
• a PhD in Bioinformatics or a related discipline
• experience in leading a successful research group 
• a strong publication track record in scientific journals of high international standing 
• the capacity to engage in collaborative research 
• awareness of current techniques and standards in Bioinformatics and the capacity to track the development of the field 
• good programming skills or the ability to oversee computational research or software development projects 
• capacity to apply Bioinformatics across a broad range of application areas 
• exposure to high-performance computing (would be an advantage).

The annual remuneration packages, including benefits, for 2008 at the following levels are: • Associate Professor – R422 154 • Senior Lecturer – R361 232.

Please send: • a letter of motivation • your full CV (no certificates) • a one-page summary of your CV • the names, e-mail and telephone details of three contactable referees to: 

Mrs R. Daniels (Ref: 1864-MG), Staff Recruitment & Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, by 12 January 2009
• tel. 021 650 2220 • e-mail: Roslyn.Daniels at uct.ac.za.
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