The NCBI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI) initiative to provide training in
bioinformatics and computational biology. Candidates are selected from
applications with Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degrees, with strong backgrounds
in biology, mathematics, statistics, computer science, and related fields
and with interests in applying computational tools to research problems in
molecular and structural biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics, phylogeny,
and related fields. Suitably qualified individuals are encouraged to apply
for fellowships for training in computational biology. Applicants should not
have more than 5 years of postdoctoral experience, and it is considered a
significant advantage if candidates can demonstrate experience or skills in
more than one of these disciplines. These broad qualifications bring a
diverse background of research interests to the NCBI which results in a
dynamic training environment.
To put the training program into better context, here is some
background information about the NCBI, located in Bethesda, Maryland:
The NCBI was created within the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in late 1988. The NCBI's mission is to
develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of
fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease.
Its mandate includes four major tasks:
- Create automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about
molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- Perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information
processing for analyzing the structure and function of biologically
important molecules
- Facilitate the use of databases and software by biotechnology researchers
and medical personnel
- Coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information worldwide.
You can view many of the NCBI's activities and services on the NCBI home
page (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/).
Applicants for Fellowship positions need not necessarily be U.S. citizens.
Appointments are made either within the NIH Intramural Research
Training Award Program or within the Visiting Fellows Program of the
National Institutes of Health (http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/prof-desig/postdoc.htm). Stipends are
determined according to the number of years of postdoctoral experience.
If you feel that you would qualify as a candidate for the program and are
interested in applying, please mail a copy of your curriculum vitae and the
names of three references to:
David Landsman, Ph.D.
(landsman@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
NCBI, NLM, NIH
Computational Biology Branch
Building 38A, Room 6N601
8600 Rockville Pike, MSC 6075
Bethesda, MD 20894-6075
U.S.A.
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