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Open Positions
There are project openings, to be filled immediately, in the following areas:
Systems Biology of Coupled Oscillations in Circadian Rhythm Generation (NIH funded)
The proposed research will yield an improved understanding of the organizational principles of coupled biological oscillators and provide insights into circadian disorders that adversely affect human sleep, physiology and cognitive functioning. The assembled research team is comprised of an experimental biologist with expertise in the intracellular and intercellular processes responsible for mammalian circadian rhythm generation and synchronization, chemical engineers with expertise in developing and analyzing mathematical models of gene regulatory and signal transduction networks and of large systems of coupled biological oscillators, a numerical analyst with expertise in deterministic and stochastic simulation and the development of professional grade simulation codes, and an applied mathematician with expertise in large interacting systems and nonlinear stochastic partial differential equations.
Translation Systems Biology for Medical Problems (DOD funded)
This project seeks to bring computational systems biology approaches to problems of interest to the military, including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), blood clotting cascade failures (coagulopathy), and heat shock. In all cases, experimental data is available - from genomic to proteomic to metabolomic to whole body phenotype - and the data is used to produce network models of interactions (genes, proteins, metabolites). The end goals are the definition of novel biomarkers and possible therapeutic interventions. The project involves collaborations with biologists and medical doctors who will conduct the animal and human clinical trials.
Candidates for any of these positions should have a Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related disciplines with experience or extensive exposure to mathematical modeling, systems biology, control and dynamics. Strong oral and written communication skills are a requisite.
UCSB offers competitive salary and benefits. Applicants should send a CV, a statement of their professional interests (not longer than 1 page) and the names, e-mail addresses of at least three technical references to:
Professor Francis J. Doyle III
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080
frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu
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