In addition to this, Frederic Bois has another position available:
INERIS Research position in statistics/biostatistics applied to toxicology
Systems biology is an emergent field that aims at understanding of biological systems accounting not only for the components of the system but also for their dynamics. With the progress of molecular biology projects, like genome sequence project, that accumulate in-depth knowledge of molecular nature of biological system, we are now at the stage to seriously look into possibility of system-level understanding solidly grounded on molecular-level understanding.
In the research position we offer, you will develop inference tools for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic models. The systems of interest will be cells, organs, and hormonal signalling pathways. A particular emphasis will be on integrating information from “omics” technologies and new toxicological tools in a systems biology context. The models you will help develop will integrate biological knowledge, in vitro data and physico-chemical information on compounds to derive potential risk for human health. As such, the research will contribute to protect health and lower the number of toxicity tests on animals. It fits perfectly with the objectives of the REACH European regulation, which shape the future of toxicology in Europe.
The position is offered by INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte (Picardie, 30 minutes North of Paris by train), in the fast growing modelling team of the Experimental and Predictive Toxicology Unit (TOXI, with staff of 15 members, involved in pharmacokinetic/dynamic modelling reproductive toxicology, neurotoxicology, and inhalation toxicology). Part of the work will involve supervising students and mounting research proposals to be financed by national and international funding bodies, such as the French National Research Agency, the European Union, etc. Current support comes in majority from large European and national research grants. A PhD in statistics or biostatistics is required. A prior experience in Bayesian statistics applied to « omics » data analysis will be a plus.
Interested candidates are invited to submit by email to A. Péry and F. Bois (see addresses below) the following elements.
– A CV with a list of publications
– Two or three relevant publications
– An application letter
– The names and e-mail addresses of referees.
Alexandre Péry, INERIS, DRC/TOXI, Parc Alata BP2 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte
Tel : +33 3 44 55 61 26, Email: [email protected]
Frédéric Bois, INERIS, DRC, Parc Alata BP2 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte
Tel : +33 3 44 55 65 96, Email: [email protected]