Postdoctoral position at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis
Mathematical and computational analysis of
genetic regulatory networks
We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher for the mathematical and
computational analysis of genetic regulatory networks for a period of
one year (extendable). The post-doc will participate in the projet
"GDyn: Dynamical analysis of genetic regulatory networks". This project,
which is part of the Actions de
Recherche Coopérative (ARC) of the INRIA, has been
established in the context of a collaboration between biologists,
computer scientists, and mathematicians of the ENS Paris, the INRIA
Rhône-Alpes, Rocquencourt and Sophia Antipolis, the
Université de Haute Alsace at Mulhouse and the Université
Joseph Fourier at Grenoble. The aim of the project is to develop
mathematical and computational methods, supported by computer tools, for
analyzing the dynamics of genetic regulatory networks.
The role of the post-doc will be to study the dynamic behavior of
piecewise-linear (PL) systems used for modeling genetic regulatory
networks. He or she continues the work previously done by characterizing
the equilibrium points and limit cycles of PL systems as well as their
stability. Based on these mathematical results, computational methods
for the analysis of genetic regulatory networks will be developed. The
methods will be implemented and applied in the study of the networks
underlying the global regulation of transcription in the bacteria Escherichia coli and Synechocystis.
We are looking for a mathematician or computer scientist with a solid
background in computer algorithms and familiar with the analysis of
dynamical systems. In addition, we expect a strong motivation to work on
applications in genomics. The candidate possesses the skills to function
in a multidisciplinary research environment. The post-doc will have his
or her base at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis,
while closely collaborating with the other participants.
Candidates are invited to send a CV, the address of two references, and
a letter of motivation to:
Jean-Luc Gouzé (Jean-Luc.Gouze@inria.fr)
Supplementary information can be found at the following web sites :
http://www.inria.fr/comore/arcgdyn/arcgdyn-eng.html
http://www.inria.fr/recherche/equipes/comore.fr.html
http://www-helix.inrialpes.fr/gna/