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News:2015-01-09: Job: PhD position on Biological Data Visualization at KU Leuven, Belgium

2015-01-09T13:08:32Z

Jandot:

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''':: Virogenesis – Advanced phylogeny visualization ::'''

Viruses are the cause of many common human diseases, from the not-so-serious as common cold and cold sores, to the very-serious like HIV and Ebola. Unfortunately, the '''tools to identify and follow the spread of these viruses leave a lot to be improved'''. In the European Virogenesis project, we want to change this by building the bioinformatics tools to diagnose viral diseases, monitor their evolution within patients, and track viral outbreaks (think “Ebola”).

Therefore, we are looking to hire a '''PhD student''' to focus on the visualization aspects of this project. This includes (but will not be limited to) addressing scalability, uncertainty, and interactivity of phylogenetic trees. In addition, we need to devise ways to combine these trees with for example geo-location data, and find visual encodings to represent changes in viromes.

Initial funding is available for 3 years. Additional funding will be sought to extend this to 4 full years. Postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply as well, but initial funding will be for a shorter period.

Are you interested in helping us out and have a background in omics and/or data visualization (e.g. using Processing or D3)? If so, please send an email to jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be, and include (preferably in PDF): [a] your CV, [b] two references (with email and phone number), [c] if available, one or more figures and/or screencasts of previous data visualization work. Please mention “Virogenesis” in your application.

See http://vda-lab.be for more information about the research group.

Keywords: metagenomics, phylogenetics, visualization, bioinformatics

News:2015-01-09: Job: PhD position on Biological Data Visualization at KU Leuven, Belgium

2015-01-09T13:07:22Z

Jandot: Created page with "Category:NewsCategory:2015/01 :: Virogenesis – Advanced phylogeny visualization :: Viruses are the cause of many common human diseases, from the not-so-serious as c..."

[[Category:News]][[Category:2015/01]]
:: Virogenesis – Advanced phylogeny visualization ::

Viruses are the cause of many common human diseases, from the not-so-serious as common cold and cold sores, to the very-serious like HIV and Ebola. Unfortunately, the '''tools to identify and follow the spread of these viruses leave a lot to be improved'''. In the European Virogenesis project, we want to change this by building the bioinformatics tools to diagnose viral diseases, monitor their evolution within patients, and track viral outbreaks (think “Ebola”).

Therefore, we are looking to hire a '''PhD student''' to focus on the visualization aspects of this project. This includes (but will not be limited to) addressing scalability, uncertainty, and interactivity of phylogenetic trees. In addition, we need to devise ways to combine these trees with for example geo-location data, and find visual encodings to represent changes in viromes.

Initial funding is available for 3 years. Additional funding will be sought to extend this to 4 full years. Postdoctoral researchers are welcome to apply as well, but initial funding will be for a shorter period.

Are you interested in helping us out and have a background in omics and/or data visualization (e.g. using Processing or D3)? If so, please send an email to jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be, and include (preferably in PDF): [a] your CV, [b] two references (with email and phone number), [c] if available, one or more figures and/or screencasts of previous data visualization work. Please mention “Virogenesis” in your application.

See http://vda-lab.be for more information about the research group.

Keywords: metagenomics, phylogenetics, visualization, bioinformatics

News:2015-01-09: Job: Research Position (possible PhD or postdoc) on Medical Collaborative Visualization at KU Leuven, Belgium

2015-01-09T13:05:19Z

Jandot:

[[Category:News]][[Category:2015/01]]
''':: MECOVI - Medical Collaborative Visualization ::'''

'''Did you ever want to use your design background to save lives? We’re hiring!'''

Cancer- and epilepsy-patients as well as early-born babies are a few examples of people who are in the care of entire teams of specialists, ranging from radiologists and oncologists to cardiologists, neurologists and other -ologists. Communication between these experts is of course crucial, but the tools that they use for this often date from the stone age (powerpoint with screenshots, for example.)

We want to change that.

In collaboration with companies such as Barco, which develops big screen hardware, we want to focus on the design/visualization-end of these interactions. Some questions that we would like to answer include: To what extent can data from one field be abstracted so that an expert in another field can still understand it? What would a good interactive expert-oriented visual overview look like that can be used as a scaffold to attach more detailed information? Can we find a way to gracefully degrade that overview in settings where one of the collaborators works remotely on a small or low-resolution screen? Can we integrate for example neurology data with cardiology?

But we need your help…

If you have a design background and know your way around user-driven design and programming data visualizations using Processing or D3, you may be the person we are looking for. If you’re interested to play a role, please send an email to jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be, and include (preferably in PDF): [a] your CV, [b] two references (with email and phone number), [c] one or more figures and/or screencasts of previous data visualization work. Please mention “MECOVI” in your application. We’d like to find someone by February…

In case you have an MSc, the position is initially for 15 months, but if we’re a good match additional funding will be sought to prolong this for a full PhD study. Postdoctoral researchers are free to apply as well, but in that case funding will be for a shorter period.

See http://vda-lab.be for more information about the research group.

Keywords: visualization, collaboration

News:2015-01-09: Job: Research Position (possible PhD or postdoc) on Visualization of Medical Records at KU Leuven, Belgium

2015-01-09T13:03:49Z

Jandot: Created page with "Category:NewsCategory:2015/01 ''':: MyHealthData - Empowering the Patient ::''' In the old days, all information relevant to a patient would have been hand-written on..."

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''':: MyHealthData - Empowering the Patient ::'''

In the old days, all information relevant to a patient would have been hand-written on pieces of paper stored in the doctor’s office. Things have changed. Not only is there the electronic patient record containing an individual’s full history, but a lot of other relevant information is available such as medical guidelines, aggregated characteristics of comparable patients, and projections into the future. '''Wouldn’t it be nice if we could let patients/citizens give full access to and insight in their own data?''' We believe so…

In collaboration with different Belgian content providers (electronic health record providers, caregivers, health insurers, …) we want to build tools to unlock this information to the patient. This will involve data analytics, visualization, and user experience research. To help us in this effort, we are looking to hire a '''data scientist''' versed in the field of data visualization but also not shy to perform data analysis. Specific topics that will be covered include (but will not be limited to) data exploration, improving interpretability of black-box machine learning algorithms, and development of privacy-aware visual encodings.

So if you’re a data scientist who not only knows how to cluster datasets but also how to design visualizations (e.g. using Processing or D3), you might be the person we’re looking for. If you’re interested to play a role in this project, please send an email to jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be, and include (preferably in PDF): [a] your CV, [b] two references (with email and phone number), [c] if available, one or more figures and/or screencasts of previous data visualization work. Please mention “MyHealthData” in your application. We’d like to find someone by February…

If you have an MSc, the position is originally available for 2 years, but in case of a good match additional funding will be sought for PhD study. If you’re a postdoctoral researcher, you’re welcome to apply as well, although the funded period will initially be shorter.

See http://vda-lab.be for more information on the research group.

Keywords: visualization, healthcare

News:2015-01-09: Job: Research Position (possible PhD or postdoc) on Medical Collaborative Visualization at KU Leuven, Belgium

2015-01-09T13:01:43Z

Jandot: Medical Collaborative Visualization

[[Category:News]][[Category:2015/01]]
'''Did you ever want to use your design background to save lives? We’re hiring!'''

Cancer- and epilepsy-patients as well as early-born babies are a few examples of people who are in the care of entire teams of specialists, ranging from radiologists and oncologists to cardiologists, neurologists and other -ologists. Communication between these experts is of course crucial, but the tools that they use for this often date from the stone age (powerpoint with screenshots, for example.)

We want to change that.

In collaboration with companies such as Barco, which develops big screen hardware, we want to focus on the design/visualization-end of these interactions. Some questions that we would like to answer include: To what extent can data from one field be abstracted so that an expert in another field can still understand it? What would a good interactive expert-oriented visual overview look like that can be used as a scaffold to attach more detailed information? Can we find a way to gracefully degrade that overview in settings where one of the collaborators works remotely on a small or low-resolution screen? Can we integrate for example neurology data with cardiology?

But we need your help…

If you have a design background and know your way around user-driven design and programming data visualizations using Processing or D3, you may be the person we are looking for. If you’re interested to play a role, please send an email to jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be, and include (preferably in PDF): [a] your CV, [b] two references (with email and phone number), [c] one or more figures and/or screencasts of previous data visualization work. Please mention “MECOVI” in your application. We’d like to find someone by February…

In case you have an MSc, the position is initially for 15 months, but if we’re a good match additional funding will be sought to prolong this for a full PhD study. Postdoctoral researchers are free to apply as well, but in that case funding will be for a shorter period.

Keywords: visualization, collaboration

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2015-01-09T12:59:53Z

Jandot:

2012-07-17: Job: Postdoc Visual Analytics in Genomic Variation Discovery at University of Leuven, Belgium

2012-07-17T19:14:44Z

Jandot:

== Postdoctoral scientist - Genomic variation discovery through visual analytics ==

* Start date: October/November 2012
* Duration: 3 years
* Place of work: University of Leuven, Belgium

SymBioSys is a consortium of computational scientists and molecular biologists at the University of Leuven, Belgium focusing on how individual genomic variation leads to disease through cascading effects across biological networks (in specific types of constitutional disorders and cancers). We develop innovative computational strategies for next-generation sequencing and biological network analysis, with demonstrated impact on actual biological breakthroughs.

The candidate will be a key player in the SymBioSys workpackage that focuses on genomic variation detection based on '''next-generation sequencing''' data (454, Illumina, PacBio) using a '''visual analytics''' approach (i.e. combining machine learning with interactive data visualization). This includes applying and improving existing algorithms and tools for the '''detection of structural genomic variation''' (insertions, deletions, inversions and translocations), as well as developing interactive data visualizations in order to '''investigate parameter space''' of these algorithms. These methods will be applied to specific genetic disorders in day-to-day collaboration with the human geneticists within the consortium.

We offer a competitive package and a fun, dynamic environment with a top-notch consortium of young leading scientists in bioinformatics, human genetics and cancer. Our consortium offers a rare level of interdisciplinarity, from machine learning algorithms and data visualization to fundamental advances in molecular biology, to direct access to the clinic. The University of Leuven is one of Europe’s leading research universities, with English as the working language for research. Leuven lies just east of Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

== Profile ==

The ideal candidate holds a PhD degree in bioinformatics/genomics and has good analytical, algorithmic and mathematical skills. Programming and data analysis experience is essential. Prior experience working with sequencing data, i.c. alignment of next-generation data, as well as genome-wide detection of genetic variation would be a distinct advantage. Experience in data visualization - e.g. using tools like D3 (http://d3js.org) or Processing (http://processing.org) - would also be considered a big plus. Good communication skills are important for this role.

The candidate will collaborate closely with researchers across the consortium and contribute to the reporting of the project. Qualified candidates will be offered the opportunity to work semi-independently under the supervision of a senior investigator, mentor PhD students, and contribute to the acquisition of new funding. A three-year commitment is expected from the candidate. Preferred start date is October/November 2012.

== Relevant publications ==

* Conrad D, Pinto D, Redon R, Feuk L, Gokumen O, Zhang Y, Aerts J, Andrews D, Barnes C, Campbell P et al. Origins and functional impact of copy number variation in the human genome. Nature 464:704-712 (2010)
* Medvedev P, Stanciu M & Brudno M. Computational methods for discovering structural variation with next-generation sequencing. Nat Methods 6(11):S13-S20 (2009)
* Nielsen CB, Cantor M, Dubchak I, Gordon D & Ting W. Visualizing genomes: techniques and challenges. Nat Methods 7:S5-S15 (2010)

== Application ==

Please send in PDF: (1) a CV including education (with Grade Point Average, class rank, honors, etc.), research experience, and bibliography, (2) a one-page research statement, and (3) two references (with phone and email) to Dr Jan Aerts (jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be), cc Dr Yves Moreau (yves.moreau@esat.kuleuven.be) and Ms Ida Tassens (ida.tassens@esat.kuleuven.be).

URL: http://www.kuleuven.be/bioinformatics/

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2012-07-17: Job: Postdoc Visual Analytics in Genomic Variation Discovery at University of Leuven, Belgium

2012-07-17T19:10:51Z

Jandot: Added Jobs category

== Postdoctoral scientist - Genomic variation discovery through visual analytics ==

SymBioSys is a consortium of computational scientists and molecular biologists at the University of Leuven, Belgium focusing on how individual genomic variation leads to disease through cascading effects across biological networks (in specific types of constitutional disorders and cancers). We develop innovative computational strategies for next-generation sequencing and biological network analysis, with demonstrated impact on actual biological breakthroughs.

The candidate will be a key player in the SymBioSys workpackage that focuses on genomic variation detection based on '''next-generation sequencing''' data (454, Illumina, PacBio) using a '''visual analytics''' approach (i.e. combining machine learning with interactive data visualization). This includes applying and improving existing algorithms and tools for the '''detection of structural genomic variation''' (insertions, deletions, inversions and translocations), as well as developing interactive data visualizations in order to '''investigate parameter space''' of these algorithms. These methods will be applied to specific genetic disorders in day-to-day collaboration with the human geneticists within the consortium.

We offer a competitive package and a fun, dynamic environment with a top-notch consortium of young leading scientists in bioinformatics, human genetics and cancer. Our consortium offers a rare level of interdisciplinarity, from machine learning algorithms and data visualization to fundamental advances in molecular biology, to direct access to the clinic. The University of Leuven is one of Europe’s leading research universities, with English as the working language for research. Leuven lies just east of Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

== Profile ==

The ideal candidate holds a PhD degree in bioinformatics/genomics and has good analytical, algorithmic and mathematical skills. Programming and data analysis experience is essential. Prior experience working with sequencing data, i.c. alignment of next-generation data, as well as genome-wide detection of genetic variation would be a distinct advantage. Experience in data visualization - e.g. using tools like D3 (http://d3js.org) or Processing (http://processing.org) - would also be considered a big plus. Good communication skills are important for this role.

The candidate will collaborate closely with researchers across the consortium and contribute to the reporting of the project. Qualified candidates will be offered the opportunity to work semi-independently under the supervision of a senior investigator, mentor PhD students, and contribute to the acquisition of new funding. A three-year commitment is expected from the candidate. Preferred start date is October/November 2012.

== Relevant publications ==

* Conrad D, Pinto D, Redon R, Feuk L, Gokumen O, Zhang Y, Aerts J, Andrews D, Barnes C, Campbell P et al. Origins and functional impact of copy number variation in the human genome. Nature 464:704-712 (2010)
* Medvedev P, Stanciu M & Brudno M. Computational methods for discovering structural variation with next-generation sequencing. Nat Methods 6(11):S13-S20 (2009)
* Nielsen CB, Cantor M, Dubchak I, Gordon D & Ting W. Visualizing genomes: techniques and challenges. Nat Methods 7:S5-S15 (2010)

== Application ==

Please send in PDF: (1) a CV including education (with Grade Point Average, class rank, honors, etc.), research experience, and bibliography, (2) a one-page research statement, and (3) two references (with phone and email) to Dr Jan Aerts (jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be), cc Dr Yves Moreau (yves.moreau@esat.kuleuven.be) and Ms Ida Tassens (ida.tassens@esat.kuleuven.be).

URL: http://www.kuleuven.be/bioinformatics/

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2012-07-17: Job: Postdoc Visual Analytics in Genomic Variation Discovery at University of Leuven, Belgium

2012-07-17T18:12:58Z

Jandot: First commit

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2012-07-17T18:07:24Z

Jandot: Postdoc Visual Analytics Genomic Variation Discovery at K.U.Leuven

*[[2012-07-17: Job: Postdoc Visual Analytics in Genomic Variation Discovery at University of Leuven, Belgium]]
*[[2012-07-15: CFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing on Visualization and Reasoning with Euler Diagrams]]
*[[2012-07-12: Job: PhD candidate position in Information Visualization/Visual Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (Deadline 15 August 2012)]]
*[[2012-06-26: Job: PhD position in Visual Analytics at Middlesex University, London, UK (Deadline 9 July 2012)]]
*[[2012-05-30: CFP: Force-Based Data Visualization and Visual Analytics]]
*[[2012-05-30: Job: PhD position in machine learning, data analysis and visualization (Aalto University, Finland)]]
*[[2012-05-23: CFP: Touching the 3rd Dimension: Special Section, Elsevier Computers and Graphics]]
*[[2012-05-22: Job: Computer science researcher in visualization, Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg, Europe]]
*[[2012-05-07: Job: Dynamic visualisation PhD / assistant position, University of Lausanne, Switzerland]]
*[[2012-05-03: CFP: SIGRAD 2012 (Annual Conference of the Swedish Chapter of Eurographics), November 29-30, Växjö, Sweden]]
*[[2012-04-25: Job: Postdoc positions at Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain]]
*[[2012-04-24: CFP: TAVA2012: Special Track on Theory and Applications of Visual Analytics (deadline ext.)]]
*[[2012-04-23: Job: Visual Analytics Postdoc Position (Social Media), Middlesex University, London, UK]]
*[[2012-04-20: Job: Visual Analytics Postdoc Position, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, US]]
*[[2012-04-11: CFP: VINCI'12 (Int. Symp. on Visual Information Communication and Interaction), Sept. 27-28, Hangzhou, China]]
*[[2012-04-06: Job: Data Visualization Coordinator, Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island, US]]
*[[2012-04-04: Job: Information Visualisation Researcher, University of South Australia, Adelaide]]
*[[2012-04-04: CFP: IEEE Computer Special Issue on Cutting-Edge Research in Visualization]]
*[[2012-04-03: CFP: CGIV'12 (Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualization), Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 24, 25-27, 2012 (Deadline EXT.)]]
*[[2012-03-30: Job: Research Assistant (PhD Position) on Information Visualization / Visual Analytics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria]]
*[[2012-03-16: CFP: ISVC'12 (Visual Computing), Crete, Greece, July 16-18, 2012 (Deadline EXT.)]]
*[[2012-03-14: Job: PhD Studentship on Visual Analytics for Evolving Prediction Systems, Bournemouth University, UK]]
*[[2012-03-13: Job: Fellowship in Information Visualisation for the Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, UK]]
*[[2012-03-05: CFP: MSV'12 (International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods), July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, USA]]
*[[2012-03-01: Job: Research Fellow (Data Visualization), University of Leeds, UK]]
*[[2012-02-27: CFP: BioVis'12 (IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization), Seattle, WA, October 14-15, 2012]]
*[[2012-02-23: Job: Faculty Position, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, US]]
*[[2012-02-20: Job: Research Intern Visual Analytics for Language Processing and Text Mining, DIPF, Frankfurt, Germany]]
*[[2012-02-18: Job: Postdoc at Oregon State, US]]
*[[2012-02-17: Job: Post-Doc Position at the Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Germany]]
*[[2012-02-11: CFP: Euler Diagrams 2012 - July 2, 2012 - Canterbury, UK (Deadline: April 6, 2012)]]
*[[2012-02-07: CFP: 6th Int. Symposium on Information Visualization in Biomedical Informatics (Deadline: March 15, 2012)]]
*[[2012-02-03: CFP: ACM TiiS special issue on Interactive Computational Visual Analytics]]
*[[2012-02-03: CFP: SCCG 2012: Spring Conference on Computer Graphics]]
*[[2012-02-02: CFP: IEEE Network, Special Issue on Computer Network Visualization]]
*[[2012-02-01: CFP: TAProViz: 1st Intl. Workshop on Theory and Applications of Process Visualization]]
*[[2012-01-31: CFP: VisualCol 2012 International Workshop on Visualization and Collaboration (Deadline: February 05, 2012)]]
*[[2012-01-31: Job: Associate Professor/Professor in Information Visualization, University of North Texas, US]]
*[[2012-01-12: Open Access until Feb 15 for the Special Issue on State of the field and New Research Directions (Information Visualization Journal)]]
*[[2012-01-10: Job: PhD/Post-Doc positions in Modelling and Visualization, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany]]
*[[2011-12-16: Job: Visualization faculty position at Clemson University, South Carolina, US]]
*[[2011-12-09: Job: PhD position in Climate Visualization, Linköping University, Sweden]]
*[[2011-12-07: Job: Associate Professor / Professor in Computer Science (Computer Graphics) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand]]
*[[2011-12-07: Job: PostDoc Position in Graph Visualization University of Sydney, Australia]]
*[[2011-11-23: CFP: Human centric visualizations: Theories, methodologies and case studies]]
*[[2011-11-21: Job: Researcher/ Developer in interactive visualization at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland]]
*[[2011-11-21: Job: Research Scientist in Visual Analytics at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, US]]
*[[2011-11-08: CFP: Call for position papers IVAPP 2012 - Int'l Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications]]
*[[2011-11-08: CFP: iV2012 - 16th International Conference Information Visualization, 10-13 July 2012, Montpellier, France]]
*[[2011-10-16: Job: PostDoc/PhD position at University Bonn, in cooperation with Fraunhofer IAIS]]
*[[2011-10-14: Job: PhD student position in statistical machine learning, exploratory data analysis, visualization, and multi-task learning (Helsinki, Finland)]]
*[[2011-10-05: Job: Scientific Visualization: tenure-track position at the Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Canada]]
*[[2011-09-28: CFP: JMPT special issue on Theory and Application of Visual Analytics]]
*[[2011-09-27: Job: Visual Analytics Designer (Contract to Permanent Role), Oculus Info Inc., Toronto, ON, CANADA]]
*[[2011-09-21: Job: Data Visualization Developer for PricewaterhouseCoopers, location flexible (Deadline: October 10, 2011)]]
*[[2011-09-21: Job: Program Director Information Design & Technical Communication, Krems, Austria]]
*[[2011-09-12: Job: New Media and Interactive Web Technologies, Vienna, Austria]]
*[[2011-09-12: Job: Mid-level UX/DataViz Developer, New York City]]
*[[2011-08-12: CFP: Diagrams 2012]]
*[[2011-08-03: TSWD2011 - Telling Stories with Data: A VisWeek 2011 Workshop]] - Invitation to participate. http://data-stories.com/
*[[2011-08-01: VAW2011 - 3rd International UKVAC Workshop on Visual Analytics]] - Invite to register
*[[2011-07-22: Job: PhD position on Collaborative Information Exploration, Graz University of Technology, Austria ]]
*[[2011-07-21: CFP: IEEE VisWeek Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare: Understanding the Physician Perspective]]
*[[2011-07-21: CFP: IEEE CG&A special issue on Biomedical Applications: From Data Capture to Modeling]]
*[[2011-07-15: Job: Doctoral Research Assistant Position: animated visual analytics of movement (AniMOVE), Zurich, CH]]
*[[2011-07-14: CFP: Parsons Institute for Information Mapping: Call for Papers and Projects]]
*[[2011-07-11: Job: 3 Research assistants at Madeira Interactive Technologies]]
*[[2011-07-05: CFP: IEEE PacificVis 2012]]
*[[2011-07-05: CFP: WikiViz 2011 - Visualizing the impact of Wikipedia]]
*[[2011-07-04: Targeted Projection Pursuit package available in Weka]]
*[[2011-06-30: Job: MSc and PhD Student Recruitment, University of Manitoba, Canada]]
*[[2011-06-28: Job: PhD Fellowship: Math-Sketching on Interactive Whiteboards]]
*[[2011-06-21: Job: PostDoc Position in Intelligent User Interfaces / InfoVis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada]]
*[[2011-06-21: LinkedIn InfoVis Group Started - Come and Join]]-[http://www.linkedin.com/groups/InfoVis-3967239 InfoVis@LinkedIn]
*[[2011-06-20: IEEE BioVis: Call for Abstracts & Contest Announcement]]
*[[2011-06-20: CFP: ADVTEL 2011 - Workshop on Enhancing Learning with Ambient Displays and Visualization Techniques]]
*[[2011-06-17: CFP: IEEE VisWeek 2011 Discovery Exhibition]]
*[[2011-06-14: PhD position on Visualizing Multicore Performance, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland]]
*[[2011-06-02: Postgraduate Course on Information Visualization in Barcelona, Spain]]
*[[2011-05-26: Job: PhD/postdoc in genomics visualization at Leuven University (Belgium)]]
*[[2011-05-16: Job: Interface Designer / InfoVis / Service Designer, IxDS Interaction Design Studios, Berlin, Germany]]
*[[2011-05-16: CFP: Special Issue of the journal Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery on Intelligent Interactive Data Visualization]]
*[[2011-05-16: Job: PostDoc position in Multimodal analysis and Interaction, University of Fribourg, Switzerland]]
*[[2011-04-06: CFP: Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) Call for Papers and Projects]]
*[[2011-04-06: CFP: Special Track: Interactive Visualization in Novel and Heterogeneous Display Environments]]
*[[2011-04-01: Job: PhD position in Visual Analytics at Middlesex University, UK (UKVAC)]]
*[[2011-04-01: CFP: The Third UKVAC Workshop on Visual Analytics (VAW 2011) - September 6-8, 2011 - London, UK (Deadline: June 4, 2011)]]
*[[2011-03-18: Job: Assistant Professor Position in Interactive Visualization at Institut Telecom / Telecom ParisTech, France]]
*[[2011-03-03: Job: PhD and MSc positions at the Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Manitoba, Canada]]
*[[2011-03-03: EXTENDED DEADLINE CFP: 5th International Symposium on Information Visualization in Biomedical Informatics (IVBI) (Deadline: March 21, 2011)]]
*[[2011-02-21: Job: Postdoc position in visualization/neuroscience at UCSD / UTSA]]
*[[2011-02-18: Job: Vacancies for Visiting Academics at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus (Deadline: March 31, 2011)]]
*[[2011-02-18: Job Offer: PhD Position in Information Visualization, Linnaeus University, Sweden]]
*[[2011-02-18: Job: PhD position on Sleep Quality Measurement and Visualization, Eindhoven Univ. of Tech. and Philips Research, (Deadline: February 27)]]
*[[2011-02-09: CFP: BioVis 2011 - IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization - Oct 23-24, 2011 (Deadline: April 30, 2011)]]
*[[2011-02-07: CFP: TAVA 2011 - Special Track on Theory and Applications of Visual Analytics - Sept 7, 2011 (Deadline: April 30, 2011)]]
*[[2011-02-07: CFP: EuroVA 2011 - EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics in Bergen, Norway - May 31st, 2011 (Deadline: Feb. 18, 2011)]]
*[[2011-01-24: CFP: 5th International Symposium on Information Visualization in Biomedical Informatics (IVBI) (Deadline: March 15, 2011)]]
*[[2010-12-22: PhD Studentships: Funded PhD Research Positions, giCentre, City University London]]
*[[2010-12-04: Job: Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (Graphics), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand]]
*[[2010-11-30: Job: Information Visualization Researcher, Agilent Laboratories]]
*[[2010-11-30: Job: Human Computer Interaction Research Scientist, Agilent Laboratories]]
*[[2010-10-25: CFP: Making visible the invisible: Data Visualisation in Art, Design and Science Collaborations (Dec. 6th 2010, UK)]]
*[[2010-10-05: Job: Professor and Senior Lecturer in Computing at Northumbria University]]
*[[2010-09-02: CFP: Special Issue on Information Visualization: State of the Field and New Research Directions]]
*[[2010-08-19: Job: PhD Position in Visual Analytics for Network Security]]
*[[2010-08-09: Job: Interaction Designer (InfoVis) for energy consumption research project (FH Potsdam, Berlin, Germany)]]
*[[2010-07-08: CFP: Visual Analytics in Health Care Workshop 2010]]
*[[2010-07-07: CFP: Test wikipedia 2010]]
*[[2010-06-25: CFP: InfoVis Discovery Exhibition @ VisWeek 2010]]
*[[2010-06-22: CFP: Intelligent Data Analysis in bioMedicine And Pharmacology (IDAMAP 2010)]]
*[[2010-06-16: Master by Research in the Area of Visual Analytics (London, UK)]]
*[[2009-16-10: CFP: ACM Symposium on Software Visualization (SoftVis'10) - Posters and Tool Demos]]
*[[2010-06-09: Open Position - Visualization Researchers and Interns - Microsoft Research Asia (Beijing, China)]]
*[[2010-06-01: Open Position - Visualization Research Scientist - Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA, USA]]
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2011-05-26: Job: PhD/postdoc in genomics visualization at Leuven University (Belgium)

2011-05-26T08:24:51Z

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== PhD/postdoc position available in genome visualization at Leuven University (Belgium) ==

'''Background'''

The last decade has seen a tremendous evolution in the field of clinical genetics. However, although new high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques have opened the door for routinely identifying genome variations that might contribute to a given disease, there are still several bottlenecks that stand in the way of widespread application in the clinic. Several of these issues can be (partly) solved with data visualization techniques.

Geneticists rely heavily on genome browsers to investigate genetic variation in their genomic context (see e.g. http://www.ensembl.org and http://genome.ucsc.edu; or the [http://www.broadinstitute.org/mpg/pubs/sabeti-science2006/ visualization] created by Ben Fry). Although of priceless use, these browsers all have the significant drawback that they can only display data relative to a so-called "reference". It is also impossible for them to show rearranged chromosomes as they appear in for example cancer.

'''Aim'''

Within this project, we will build a '''new interactive genome browser''' that is capable of displaying so-called structural genomic variation and is able to display patient data relative to actual control (healthy) data rather than a theoretical reference.

This visualization will include several features. First of all, it will be possible to visualize the differences in chromosome structure between individuals. This will be based on a directed graph, and might be inspired by the [http://www.cydney.org/Publications_files/Nielsen_infovis_2009.pdf ABySS-Explorer] tool by Nielsen et al. Secondly, the tool will enable any path through this graph to be considered as the "reference", so that depictions resembling the genome browsers such as [http://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Location/View?r=7:133017695-133161157 this] can be created. Thirdly, it will be possible to simultaneously look at high resolution while still maintaining the context of the whole chromosome. Finally, this tool will be able to visualize different levels of uncertainty in the data.

'''Profile'''

The ideal candidate for this position holds a MSc or PhD degree related to data visualization. He/she should be eager to learn about genomics and variation in the human genome. He/she will collaborate with PhD students and postdocs both at ESAT and the University Hospital in Leuven, as well as with clinical geneticists and international collaborators. The position requires good analytical skills and knowledge of programming languages such as java, ruby or perl. Knowledge of data visualization frameworks such as Processing (http://www.processing.org) and/or Protovis (http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/) are a significant plus. The position will start as soon as possible.

We offer a competitive package and a fun, dynamic environment connected to a top-notch consortium of young leading scientists in human genetics and cancer. The University of Leuven is one of Europe's leading research universities, with English as the working language for research. Leuven is one of Europe's most beautiful university towns, just outside Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

To apply for this position, please send your CV together with a photograph and - if possible - some examples of your work to Prof Jan Aerts (jan.aerts@esat.kuleuven.be). The deadline for this application is 30th June 2011.

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Dr Jan Aerts,
Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Engineering - ESAT/SCD,
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 bus 2446,
3001 Leuven-Heverlee (Belgium)

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2011-05-26T08:14:19Z

Jandot: PhD/postdoc genomics visualization Leuven University

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