Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics at Carleton University

[Pat Morin <morin@scs.carleton.ca>]

Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics
School of Computer Science, Carleton University

The School of Computer Science at Carleton University invites 
applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in 
Bioinformatics.  The School is particularly seeking a computer scientist 
whose research focuses on problems in Biology.  The Canada Research 
Chair programme (www.chairs.gc.ca), established by the Government of 
Canada, promotes internationally-recognized research at Canadian 
universities.  

Carleton University is located in Ottawa, Canada's capital.  Ottawa has 
a strong and rapidly growing industrial sector in the life sciences.  
Excellent opportunities exist in the Ottawa region for collaborative 
work with federal government laboratories in agriculture, health, 
environment, wildlife biology, and biotechnology, among others.  The 
School's research strengths include algorithms, high performance 
computing, databases, biologically-inspired computing, network and 
distributed computing, and digital security.  The School has an NSERC 
Industrial Research Chair in Applied Parallel Computing and a Tier I CRC 
in Network Security.  The School is a partner in the High Performance 
Computing Virtual Lab consortium (HPCVL), which recently received $12.8M 
in additional government funding.  The Department of Biology at Carleton 
has several researchers with interests in Bioinformatics, and close 
links in teaching and research with the Department of Biology at the 
University of Ottawa through a joint graduate programme.  In addition, 
the School and the Department of Biology have recently developed an 
undergraduate programme in Bioinformatics, currently offered as a stream 
within the Bachelor of Computer Science degree programme.

This tenure-track appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor 
or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications, and will be 
conditional on the successful candidate being approved as a Tier II 
Canada Research Chair.  The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in 
Computer Science or related discipline, demonstrated expertise in 
Bioinformatics, an outstanding record of research accomplishments, show 
strong potential to become a leader in his/her disciplinary area, and 
have an interdisciplinary orientation which will facilitate interactions 
with researchers in Biology and Biochemistry in particular.  

The deadline for receipt of applications is December 31, 2005, but 
applications will be considered as long as the position remains 
unfilled.  The anticipated start date is July 1, 2006 (but no later than 
January 1, 2007).  Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and a 
statement outlining their past research and future research plans, and 
arrange for letters from three referees to be sent to

   CRC Search Committee
   School of Computer Science
   Carleton University
   1125 Colonel By Drive
   Ottawa
   ON    K1S 5B6
   Canada
   E-mail:  director@scs.carleton.ca
   Tel:  613-520-4330,  Fax: 613-520-4334.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.  The applications of 
Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be considered first.  
Carleton University is committed to equality of employment for women, 
Aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.  
Persons from these groups are encouraged to apply.


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