[CPM-SPIRE-L] Two research positions (University of Pisa)

[Giovanna Rosone]

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University of Pisa (Italy): two research positions
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Two 1-year research positions are available at the Department of
Computer Science of the University of Pisa.

The positions are funded on the Project MIUR-SIR (2014) CMACBioSeq. The 
aim of this project is to develop research in the area of Data
Compression and Sequence Analysis by using methods from Combinatorics on
Words and by developing algorithms and data structures for the treatment 
of strings (indexing, querying, analyzing, ...), mainly datasets from 
Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies or third generation 
sequencing technologies.
Candidates with expertise in string/parallel algorithms and NGS
bioinformatics are encouraged to apply.

Research areas include:
- string algorithmics,
- text indexing for big data,
- indexes for approximate pattern matching
- text compression and compressed text indexing,
- external memory indexes,
- space efficient data structures,
- shared memory parallel computing,
- and so on.

* Application deadline: August 2017, 25th
* Duration: 12 months
* Expected: Master's Degree (or PhD).

For detailed job descriptions and how to apply, visit:

https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/2017/inf/25ago2017/inglese.rtf_pdfcvt.pdf


https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/2017/inf/25ago2017/index.htm


For more details on the position and information on how to apply please
contact Giovanna Rosone at giovanna.rosone at unipi.it


Please disseminate the info,
best regards,
Giovanna Rosone