Scientific Curator

[Monte Westerfield]

SCIENTIFIC CURATOR

The Zebrafish model organism database, ZFIN, seeks scientific 
curators to join our dynamic, interactive team of biologists and 
computer scientists at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.  
Responsibilities include the curation and integration of the 
emerging zebrafish whole-genome sequence with genetic and 
biological data available in ZFIN; the acquisition, evaluation, and 
analysis of information about zebrafish gene structures, expression 
patterns, and mutant phenotypes; and the participation in database 
and interface design by providing biological perspectives to new 
database content and display concepts.  Applicants should have a 
Ph.D. in molecular biology or genetics with experience in molecular 
genetics and, preferably, zebrafish biology.  For more information 
on ZFIN see http://zfin.org.   

Send curriculum vitae and references to: Ellen McCumsey, 
Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-
1254 USA.  Email:ellenm at uoneuro.uoregon.edu. Affirmative 
Action/Equal Opportunity/ADA Institution committed to cultural 
diversity.