VIB International Postdoc Program
VIB offers international fellowships to integrative biology postdocs who have advanced skills in omics technologies.
The omics at VIB postdoc program offers a highly stimulating and multicultural environment.Embedded in excellent research groups, you will be working on breakthrough science, with access to cutting-edge technologies, three year secured funding and personal career assistance.
We expect you to propose your own integrative biology project, focusing on the use or the introduction of ‘omics’ (bioinformatics, metagenomics, genomics, proteomics...) in the research topic of your choice.
The omics at VIB postdoc program offers a highly stimulating and multicultural environment.Embedded in excellent research groups, you will be working on breakthrough science, with access to cutting-edge technologies, three year secured funding and personal career assistance.
We expect you to propose your own integrative biology project, focusing on the use or the introduction of ‘omics’ (bioinformatics, metagenomics, genomics, proteomics...) in the research topic of your choice.
Admission requirements - Step 1
Nationality
VIB International Postdoc program “OMICS@vib” is open to applicants from all nationalities. Applicants should not have been carrying out research in Belgium for more than 12 months during the last 3 years before the deadline of the program on 31/8/2011.
Postdocs selected for this program should be able to start their postdoc project before 1/6/2012.
University degree
Applicants must hold a PhD degree before the start of the fellowship, but not necessarily when applying.
Publication record
Applicants must have a proven record of research accomplishments and at least one original first author publication (including joint authorship), either published in or accepted by an international peer-reviewed journal with high recognition in the field.
Experience
Candidates should not have more than 5 years of postdoc experience at the moment of the deadline, 31 August 2011.
Career Break
One additional year will be taken into account for every childbirth or any other officially stated career break reason (caring for sick children or parents, additional studies…)
Language
English is used in all VIB laboratories for spoken and written scientific communication. Candidates must deliver proof of a solid English knowledge. Adding TOEFL test results in your cv is recommended.
Select your project topic - Step 2 / Step 4
List of omics@vib project topics
For the current omics@VIB call, VIB provides 10 positions for integrative biology postdocs. Many VIB laboratories are suggesting an integrative biology topic for this program as indicated in the list below. You are free to select the topic of your own choice from the list and to design a 3 years postdoctoral project addressing this topic. More information on the laboratory of your choice as well as on the contact information is available through the links provided below. Please contact the group leader(s) in charge of this topic before submitting your final application.
Download the project overview in pdf
Download the project overview in pdfCancer
Jody Haigh Lab
Functional genomics approach to study how miRNAs/lincRNAs and their molecular targets can influence cellular differentiation, memory and reprogramming
e-mail
Anna Sablina LabUse of Zn Finger nuclease technology and experimental models of cell transformation to identify homozygous deletions that drive development of human cancers
e-mail
Peter Carmeliet LabState of the art bioinformatics at genome-wide level in endothelial cells to identify novel genetic candidates for anti-angiogenic therapy >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail
Max Mazzone Lab
Exploring the interactome of oxygen sensing proteins in endothelial cells
e-mail
SWITCH Lab
Loss of proteostasis in cancer: how protein co-aggregation networks drive cell proliferation >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail / e-mail
Frans Van Roy Lab
Mining the genomes of key metazoan organisms to study the evolution, structure and function of several members of the cadherin superfamily
>>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail
Chris Marine Lab
An oncogenomics-based in-vivo screen to identify melanoma progression and metastasis drivers
e-mail
Jan Steyaert Lab
Mining a cancer-related interactome – development of a nanobody platform for the structural investigation of proteins >>> See also 'Structural Biology'
e-mail
Peter Vandenabeele LabIntegration of a necroptosis signaling network by identification and functional validation of RIP1 and RIP3 ubiquitylation and substrates using proteomics approaches >>> See also 'Inflammation'
e-mail
Rudi Beyaert LabUnderstanding NF-κB signaling in inflammation and cancer by integrating interactomics, degradomics and ubiquitomics >>> See also 'Inflammation'
e-mail
Functional genomics approach to study how miRNAs/lincRNAs and their molecular targets can influence cellular differentiation, memory and reprogramming
Anna Sablina LabUse of Zn Finger nuclease technology and experimental models of cell transformation to identify homozygous deletions that drive development of human cancers
Peter Carmeliet LabState of the art bioinformatics at genome-wide level in endothelial cells to identify novel genetic candidates for anti-angiogenic therapy >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
Max Mazzone Lab
Exploring the interactome of oxygen sensing proteins in endothelial cells
SWITCH Lab
Loss of proteostasis in cancer: how protein co-aggregation networks drive cell proliferation >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail / e-mail
Frans Van Roy Lab
Mining the genomes of key metazoan organisms to study the evolution, structure and function of several members of the cadherin superfamily
>>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
Chris Marine Lab
An oncogenomics-based in-vivo screen to identify melanoma progression and metastasis drivers
Jan Steyaert Lab
Mining a cancer-related interactome – development of a nanobody platform for the structural investigation of proteins >>> See also 'Structural Biology'
Peter Vandenabeele LabIntegration of a necroptosis signaling network by identification and functional validation of RIP1 and RIP3 ubiquitylation and substrates using proteomics approaches >>> See also 'Inflammation'
Rudi Beyaert LabUnderstanding NF-κB signaling in inflammation and cancer by integrating interactomics, degradomics and ubiquitomics >>> See also 'Inflammation'
Neurobiology
Pioneering application of system neuroscience tools to understand functional development of neural circuits in the zebrafish brain
e-mail
Wim Annaert LabSubcellular proteomics/lipidomics as an integrative approach to identify novel targets in neurodegenerative diseasese-mail
Bart De Strooper LabGenome wide analysis of miRNA alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease using brain, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samplese-mail
Vincent Timmerman LabSearch for interaction partners to HSPB1 and HSPB8 through functional genomics and large scale IPs in neural and non-neural cells and study their relevance for the peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). e-mail
Albena Jordanova LabUnderstanding molecular pathology of the peripheral nervous system using genomics and bioinformatics approaches
e-mail
Wim Annaert LabSubcellular proteomics/lipidomics as an integrative approach to identify novel targets in neurodegenerative diseasese-mail
Bart De Strooper LabGenome wide analysis of miRNA alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease using brain, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samplese-mail
Vincent Timmerman LabSearch for interaction partners to HSPB1 and HSPB8 through functional genomics and large scale IPs in neural and non-neural cells and study their relevance for the peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). e-mail
Albena Jordanova LabUnderstanding molecular pathology of the peripheral nervous system using genomics and bioinformatics approaches
Immunity/Infection/Inflammation
Jeroen Raes LabHumans are highly evolved to protect symbiotic gut bacteria while destroying potentially pathogenic ones. The project aimes at understanding the human microbiome related to the host.
e-mail
What does the repertoire of infection-induced B-cells and matching Trypanosome expressed surface proteins teach us about the evolution of host-parasite interactions?e-mail
Are alterations in intestinal microflora associated to systemic inflammation during trypanamosomiasis
Functional analysis of the Nlrp12 interactome in innate immune signaling
A kinomics approach to identify novel pathways in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) replication
Integration of a necroptosis signaling network by identification and functional validation of RIP1 and RIP3 ubiquitylation and substrates using proteomics approaches >>> See also 'Cancer'
Understanding NF-κB signaling in inflammation and cancer by integrating interactomics, degradomics and ubiquitomics >>> See also 'Cancer'
Han Remaut Lab
The role of bacterial interactomes in commensal versus pathogenic ecology
>>> See also 'Structural Biology' e-mail
The role of bacterial interactomes in commensal versus pathogenic ecology
>>> See also 'Structural Biology' e-mail
Plant/Yeast
Study the interaction network and key molecular recognition features of intrinsically disordered plant chaperones >>> See also 'Structural Biology'
e-mail
Moritz Nowack Lab and Lieven De Veylder Lab
Die and Let Live : Networks controlling cell death during seed developmente-mail / e-mail
Moritz Nowack Lab and Lieven De Veylder Lab
Die and Let Live : Networks controlling cell death during seed developmente-mail / e-mail
Jenny Russinova Lab, Jiri Friml lab and Geert De Jaeger Lab
A proteomics approach to phosphatidylinositol signaling in Arabidopsise-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Moritz Nowack Lab and Frank Van Breusegem Lab
PCD in a Nutshell : programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis aleurone
e-mail / e-mail
Lieven De Veylder Lab and Steven Maere Lab
Mapping endoreduplication-driven plant growth through the development of a ploidy cartogram of the Arabidopsis thaliala leaf
e-mail / e-mail
Mieke Van Lijsebettens Lab and Geert De Jaeger Lab
The role of chromatin in light-induced gene expression – from upstream regulators to gene targets e-mail / e-mail
Alain Goossens Lab, Wout Boerjan Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
High throughput identification of the metabolomics landscape
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Tom Beeckman Lab and Steven Maere Lab
From Arabidopsis to crops : root branching orthologues
e-mail / e-mail
Steven Maere Lab and Frank Van Breusegem Lab
A novel experimental approach to probe crosstalk between Arabidopsis stress response pathways under field conditions
e-mail / e-mail
Dirk Inzé Lab and Geert De Jaeger Lab
Growth dyn-omics: The dynamics of gene networks regulating maize leaf growth
e-mail / e-mail
Sofie Goormachtig Lab, Kris Gevaert Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Strigolactones and root system architecture: How are they connected?
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Geert De Jaeger Lab, Lieven De Veylder Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Identification of context-dependent plant E2F target genes
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Steven Maere Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Automated generation of testable hypothesis by analysis and integration of –omics data in Plant Systems Biology projects >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail / e-mail
Johan Thevelein Lab
Polygenic analysis of complex traits in yeast using next generation whole genome sequence analysis
e-mail
A proteomics approach to phosphatidylinositol signaling in Arabidopsise-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Moritz Nowack Lab and Frank Van Breusegem Lab
PCD in a Nutshell : programmed cell death in the Arabidopsis aleurone
e-mail / e-mail
Lieven De Veylder Lab and Steven Maere Lab
Mapping endoreduplication-driven plant growth through the development of a ploidy cartogram of the Arabidopsis thaliala leaf
e-mail / e-mail
Mieke Van Lijsebettens Lab and Geert De Jaeger Lab
The role of chromatin in light-induced gene expression – from upstream regulators to gene targets e-mail / e-mail
Alain Goossens Lab, Wout Boerjan Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
High throughput identification of the metabolomics landscape
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Tom Beeckman Lab and Steven Maere Lab
From Arabidopsis to crops : root branching orthologues
e-mail / e-mail
Steven Maere Lab and Frank Van Breusegem Lab
A novel experimental approach to probe crosstalk between Arabidopsis stress response pathways under field conditions
e-mail / e-mail
Dirk Inzé Lab and Geert De Jaeger Lab
Growth dyn-omics: The dynamics of gene networks regulating maize leaf growth
e-mail / e-mail
Sofie Goormachtig Lab, Kris Gevaert Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Strigolactones and root system architecture: How are they connected?
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Geert De Jaeger Lab, Lieven De Veylder Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Identification of context-dependent plant E2F target genes
e-mail / e-mail / e-mail
Steven Maere Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Automated generation of testable hypothesis by analysis and integration of –omics data in Plant Systems Biology projects >>> See also 'Bioinformatics'
e-mail / e-mail
Johan Thevelein Lab
Polygenic analysis of complex traits in yeast using next generation whole genome sequence analysis
Structural Biology
The role of bacterial interactomes in commensal versus pathogenic ecology >>> See also 'Immunity/Infection/Inflammation'
Mining a cancer-related interactome – development of a nanobody platform for the structural investigation of proteins >>> See also 'Cancer'
e-mail
Nico Van Nuland lab
Structural Proteomics - Exploiting experimental data synergy to advance the use of structure in understanding protein interactions. e-mail
Jan Steyaert LabMining the receptorome – development of a nanobody platform for structural and functional GPCR research
e-mail
Peter Tompa Lab
Study the interaction network and key molecular recognition features of intrinsically disordered plant chaperones >>> See also 'Plant/Yeast' e-mail
Nico Van Nuland lab
Structural Proteomics - Exploiting experimental data synergy to advance the use of structure in understanding protein interactions. e-mail
Jan Steyaert LabMining the receptorome – development of a nanobody platform for structural and functional GPCR research
Peter Tompa Lab
Study the interaction network and key molecular recognition features of intrinsically disordered plant chaperones >>> See also 'Plant/Yeast' e-mail
Bioinformatics
State of the art bioinformatics at genome-wide level in endothelial cells to identify novel genetic candidates for anti-angiogenic therapy >>> See also 'Cancer'e-mail
Loss of proteostasis in cancer: how protein co-aggregation networks drive cell proliferation >>> See also 'Cancer'
Steven Maere Lab and Yves Van de Peer Lab
Automated generation of testable hypothesis by analysis and integration of –omics data in Plant Systems Biology projects >>> See also 'Plant/Yeast'e-mail / e-mail
Automated generation of testable hypothesis by analysis and integration of –omics data in Plant Systems Biology projects >>> See also 'Plant/Yeast'e-mail / e-mail
Humans are highly evolved to protect symbiotic gut bacteria while destroying potentially pathogenic ones. The project aimes at understanding the human microbiome related to the host. >>> See also 'Immunity/infection/inflammation'
e-mail
Mining the genomes of key metazoan organisms to study the evolution, structure and function of several members of the cadherin superfamil>>> See also 'Cancer' e-mail
Download the application form - Step 3
Download application form here
Get in Touch with the group leaders Step 4
Get in touch with the group leader(s) of interest to discuss your project ideas. It is extremely important at this stage to prepare an excellent project concept in order to convince the group leader(s) that you are the ideal candidate for this project
Detailed application guidelines - Step 5
EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Fill in your educational background: first degree - second degree - PhD degree
Include a scanned copy of your PhD degree.
If you don't have your final PhD degree at the time of application, a copy of your diploma and additional certificates can be sent in later after graduation. In that case, please indicate envisaged defense date and PhD title.
TRAINING
Please give a brief summary in tabular form of your additional training at university, college, etc. (i.e. after leaving high school).
LANGUAGE
Passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required but definitely a plus for your application. If you passed these examinations, please indicate your scores below.
PUBLICATION RECORD
You will need to prove at least one original first author publication ( including joint authorship) either published in or accepted by an international peer- reviewed journal with high recognition in the field.
Please list all publications in which you were author. In case of shared first / corresponding authorship, please use (*). For each publication please list all authors, journal, volume, page number, title, year. If you have accepted manuscripts please add them to the list. Submitted documents will not be taken into account.
PATENTS
Please list all patents on which you have been listed as inventor. Publication numbers, titles, priority dates.
HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS
List any honors, scholarships, prizes and awards (if any) that you feel are relevant to this application. Include dates and a brief description.
NON SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Please list your hobbies and social activities that are not directly related to your university degree (including e.g. membership of organizations, tutoring activities).
REFERENCES
Please list the names, institutions and email addresses of 3 referees who have agreed to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf. It is your responsibility to gather the recommendation letters on original letterhead of the institution and upload them together with your final submission.
PROJECT PROPOSAL
* Please follow carefully the guidelines related to word count / page length.
1. Name of VIB group leader you have selected for your project topic
2. Title of your postdoc project
3. Keywords *(max 5)
4. Project summary *(max 2000 words)
5. State-of-the-art * of your research topic(1 page max)
6. Objectives *(4 pages max)
7. Originality and innovative nature of the project *(1 page max)
8. Timeline *(3 pages max)
9. Why do you choose VIB as your host *(1/2 page)
10. Benefit of the mobility *(1/2 page)
11. Collect your VIB group leader signature on the final document before uploading it
After finalising your project proposal, please save the document as pdf titled "YOUR NAME - VIB 2011". Use this title also as the footer on each page and add page numbers.
EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Fill in your educational background: first degree - second degree - PhD degree
Include a scanned copy of your PhD degree.
If you don't have your final PhD degree at the time of application, a copy of your diploma and additional certificates can be sent in later after graduation. In that case, please indicate envisaged defense date and PhD title.
TRAINING
Please give a brief summary in tabular form of your additional training at university, college, etc. (i.e. after leaving high school).
LANGUAGE
Passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required but definitely a plus for your application. If you passed these examinations, please indicate your scores below.
PUBLICATION RECORD
You will need to prove at least one original first author publication ( including joint authorship) either published in or accepted by an international peer- reviewed journal with high recognition in the field.
Please list all publications in which you were author. In case of shared first / corresponding authorship, please use (*). For each publication please list all authors, journal, volume, page number, title, year. If you have accepted manuscripts please add them to the list. Submitted documents will not be taken into account.
PATENTS
Please list all patents on which you have been listed as inventor. Publication numbers, titles, priority dates.
HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS
List any honors, scholarships, prizes and awards (if any) that you feel are relevant to this application. Include dates and a brief description.
NON SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Please list your hobbies and social activities that are not directly related to your university degree (including e.g. membership of organizations, tutoring activities).
REFERENCES
Please list the names, institutions and email addresses of 3 referees who have agreed to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf. It is your responsibility to gather the recommendation letters on original letterhead of the institution and upload them together with your final submission.
PROJECT PROPOSAL
* Please follow carefully the guidelines related to word count / page length.
1. Name of VIB group leader you have selected for your project topic
2. Title of your postdoc project
3. Keywords *(max 5)
4. Project summary *(max 2000 words)
5. State-of-the-art * of your research topic(1 page max)
6. Objectives *(4 pages max)
7. Originality and innovative nature of the project *(1 page max)
8. Timeline *(3 pages max)
9. Why do you choose VIB as your host *(1/2 page)
10. Benefit of the mobility *(1/2 page)
11. Collect your VIB group leader signature on the final document before uploading it
After finalising your project proposal, please save the document as pdf titled "YOUR NAME - VIB 2011". Use this title also as the footer on each page and add page numbers.
