The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science at the University of Southern Denmark invites candidates to apply for a three-year funded PhD position in the computational biology group, available from 1 December 2013.
The recently established group will, amongst other topics, develop computational methods for efficient analysis and evaluation of large-scale biological data sets. The research involves computational models for combining multiple OMICS data sets with different kinds of biological networks. By collaborating with researchers at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, we seek to understand the metabolic processes that underly metabolic disease and cell differentiation.
The successful candidate will have:
• A good master's level degree in bioinformatics
• Familiarity with evaluating and integrating bioinformatics tools
• Hands-on expertise in epigenetics, genomics, and proteomics data analysis
• Very good programming skills, incl. bioinformatics pipeline design and database setup
The successful applicant will be based at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Faculty of Science and will work closely with colleagues in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
For more information about the details of the project, please contact Professor Jan Baumbach, jbaumbac@imada.sdu.dk.
Application, salary etc.
Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three years. Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement of 16 November 2011 on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).
The university encourages all persons interested in the position to apply, regardless of their age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.
Application must be made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
- A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
- A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box "Application form")
- Detailed CV, including personal contact information
- Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including transcript of notes
- At least two signed reference letters.
Further information about the PhD-study can be found at the homepage of the University.
Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb. Please read How to apply before you apply.
Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated. This also applies to reference letters.
Further information for international applicants about entering and working in Denmark.
Campus:
Odense
Application deadline:
06/11/2013
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