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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: San Francisco Career Planning Program (CPP)
by Jacobson, Matt 16 Jun '14

16 Jun '14

Feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested ============================================== Begin forwarded message: From: Kanae Muraiso <kmuraiso(a)cppweb.jp> Subject: San Francisco Career Planning Program (CPP) Date: June 16, 2014 9:40:29 AM PDT To: Matthew Jacobson <matt.jacobson(a)ucsf.edu> Dear Dr. Matthew Jacobson, Greetings, my name is Kanae Muraiso and I am sending this email on behalf of CPP. Career Planning Program (CPP) is a career support program based in Kyoto, Japan, to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who aim to succeed in their career paths as scientific researchers. http://cpp.jpn.org/wjs/ The aim of our activity is two-fold: (1) To provide a training venue for researchers to develop essential skills to thrive in social advancement (2) To host career fairs specifically aimed towards scientific researchers who intend to work in industries CPP offers seminars for Japanese research scientists. This year, we are pleased to announce that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is seeking employees who can work in Japan. This great opportunity is open to anyone, regardless of Japanese skills. We would like to extend our welcome to everyone who is interested to participate in our career fair. Program information is as follows: What: CPP2014 San Francisco Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport When: July 5, 2013 Contents: Career fair Participating Companies: Takeda Pharmaceutical, Chiome Bioscience, CPP Personal(as staffing service) ? Companies other than Takeda Pharmaceutical require Japanese speaking skills ? No Japanese skill is required to apply for the position at Takeda Pharmaceutical. Anyone interested is encouraged to bring their applications to Takeda Pharmaceutical on Saturday, July 5th between 9am and 6pm (See Reference). Recruitment information for Takeda Pharmaceutical at CPP2014 San Francisco: http://cpp.jpn.org/wjs/takeda/ Takeda Pharmaceutical Website: http://www.takeda.com/ We are seeking to reach out to the graduate students and postdoctoral scholars overseas who are seeking future employment in Japanese industries. With that said, I am sending this email in hope that you would be able to distribute this information about CPP and the upcoming San Francisco career fair to your graduate students and scholars who may be interested. It is in our best interest to aid them in their career path development. Thank you for your kind assistance and please feel free to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, Kanae Muraiso, Ph.D. ============================== Career Planning Program Kanae Muraiso, Ph.D. CPP LLC. 382 Motohonnohji MB Bdg,Nakagyo Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 604-8244 TEL +81-50-1349-5842 FAX +81-50-3156-0553 email kmuraiso(a)cppweb.jp URL http://cppweb.jp ============================== Matthew P. Jacobson Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Director, Graduate Group in Biophysics UCSF MC 2540 1700 4th St., Byers Hall, Room 408E San Francisco, CA 94158-2330 matt.jacobson(a)ucsf.edu jacobsonlab.org

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: Call for independent research group leaders
by Andrej Sali 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

-- Andrej Sali, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences University of California, San Francisco UCSF MC 2552 Byers Hall Room 503B 1700 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94158-2330, USA Tel +1 (415) 514-4227; Fax +1 (415) 514-4231 Assistant: Ms. Hilary Mahon, hilary(a)salilab.org, Tel +1 (415)514-4228; Lab +1 (415) 514-4233, 4258 Email sali(a)salilab.org; Web http://salilab.org Begin forwarded message: > From: Gene Myers <myers(a)mpi-cbg.de> > Subject: Call for independent research group leaders > Date: June 13, 2014 at 2:06:49 AM PDT > To: Gene Myers <myers(a)mpi-cbg.de> > > Dear ladies and gentlemen, > > The Center for Systems Biology in Dresden is a joint initiative of the MPI-PKS (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems) and the MPI-CBG (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics). The core of the center is focused on computational biology and theoretical biophysics primarily directed towards questions within cell and developmental biology in tight synchrony and interaction with the various experimental groups of the MPI-CBG. > > We are looking for strong candidates who would like to apply for third party funds in order to set up an > > Independent Research Group > > at our Center for Systems Biology at Dresden (CSBD). Candidates are expected to have an outstanding international research track record in one or several of the research fields that are relevant to the mission of the center, which are: computational biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, genomics and image analysis. To be considered, candidates must (a) satisfy the eligibility criteria of the respective funding programs, (b) have received their PhD in a computational or theoretically oriented discipline, and (c) have published significant research papers recently. Successful candidates will receive mentoring and full support of the MPI-CBG & MPI-PKS to apply for independent group funding. > > > The new research groups will be housed in the new CSBD building currently being built alongside the main building of the MPI-CBG. For further information, please see www.mpg-sysbio.de, www.mpi-cbg.de, and www.pks.mpg.de. > > > Applications should contain: (a) a motivation letter by the applicant, (b) a CV and publication list, (c) a description of past and future research activities, (d) funding history to date. Please arrange for three recommendation letters to be sent directly to visitors(a)pks.mpg.de before the deadline. Women are particularly welcome as candidates. The same applies to disabled people. Dual career applications will be considered. > > > Please see http://mpg-sysbio.de/index.php?id=jobs for how to apply. Closing date is 01.08.2014. > > > Best regards > > Dr. Gene Myers > Director > Tschira Chair of Systems Biology > > Max Planck Institute of > Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics > Pfotenhauerstrasse 108 > 01307 Dresden, Germany > > Tel +49 351 210-1220 > Fax +49 351 210-1209 > E-mail: myers(a)mpi-cbg.de > http://www.mpi-cbg.de > >

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: PhD Fellowship program at the Biozentrum Basel
by Andrej Sali 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

-- Andrej Sali, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences University of California, San Francisco UCSF MC 2552 Byers Hall Room 503B 1700 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94158-2330, USA Tel +1 (415) 514-4227; Fax +1 (415) 514-4231 Assistant: Ms. Hilary Mahon, hilary(a)salilab.org, Tel +1 (415)514-4228; Lab +1 (415) 514-4233, 4258 Email sali(a)salilab.org; Web http://salilab.org Begin forwarded message: > From: Torsten Schwede <torsten.schwede(a)unibas.ch> > Subject: PhD Fellowship program at the Biozentrum Basel > Date: June 6, 2014 at 10:35:53 AM PDT > To: "sali(a)salilab.org" <sali(a)salilab.org> > > Dear Andrej, > > May I ask you to forward the attached invitation for our PhD Fellowship program to interested students? We are looking for talented Bioinformaticians who would like to do their PhD in Switzerland. Application deadline is June 30. > > Thanks a lot for your help! > > Torsten > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The Biozentrum of the University of Basel invites talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists to apply to the “Fellowships for Excellence” International PhD Program in Molecular Life Sciences. This program offers prestigious PhD fellowships that are awarded on a competitive basis and provide direct entry into the Biozentrum PhD program. > > Opportunities: > • rotation-based selection of research groups > • a lively and interactive educational atmosphere > • competitive salaries > • personal annual research stipend > > For details, please see the attached flyer or the program web site:http://www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/excellence > > Torsten Schwede | Professor | Biozentrum, University of Basel & SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics > Klingelbergstrasse 50/70 | CH-4056 Basel | Phone: +41 61 267 15 81 | Office: +41 61 267 15 86 > Email: torsten.schwede(a)unibas.ch | www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/schwede/ >

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[Compbio-allhands] Fwd: postdoc postions on computational biology/biophysics
by Jacobson, Matt 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

Begin forwarded message: From: "Wei, Guowei" <wei(a)math.msu.edu<mailto:wei@math.msu.edu>> Subject: postdoc postions on computational biology/biophysics Date: June 6, 2014 4:35:10 AM PDT To: "Wei, Guowei" <wei(a)math.msu.edu<mailto:wei@math.msu.edu>> Dear Colleagues, I am looking for postdocs to work on computational biophysics and/or computational biology. An ideal candidate should have a strong background on methodology development. Being good at computer coding is a must. Please encourage your graduating and/or freshly graduated PhD students to apply. Apologies for multiple copies that you may receive. Best regards, Guowei ------------------------------------------------------------- Guowei Wei Professor of Mathematics Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 http://math.msu.edu/~wei ------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew P. Jacobson Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Director, Graduate Group in Biophysics UCSF MC 2540 1700 4th St., Byers Hall, Room 408E San Francisco, CA 94158-2330 matt.jacobson(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:matt.jacobson@ucsf.edu> jacobsonlab.org<http://jacobsonlab.org>

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