Description :

BACKGROUND: The Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark (http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/), conducts basic research in the field of bioinformatics and systems biology and employs a staff of +100 with a highly multi-disciplinary profile (molecular biologists, biochemists, medical doctors, physicists, computer scientists, and technical staff). The center represents one of the largest bioinformatics and systems biology groups in academia in Europe. RESPONSIBILITIES: A PhD position is available for immediate start at the Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, in collaboration with Department of Paediatric Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen. PhD position within the Functional Human Variation group: The successful candidate will be based at the Technical University of Denmark and will collaborate closely with Danish clinical groups. The initial project will have special emphasis on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Projects will be interdisciplinary throughout the duration of the PhD involving data integration from sequencing, microarrays, SNPs, literature mining, protein-protein interactions and text mining on clinical patient records. REQUIREMENTS: - Candidates applying for a PhD scholarship should have a master’s degree in bioinformatics, biology, biochemistry, engineering, computer science, or a similar degree. - It is essential that the applicant has strong computational skills and a fundamental understanding of biology. - At a minimum, the candidate must have prior experience with Unix command line, Perl and the Ensembl API. - The applicant must be a good communicator and fluent in written as well as spoken English. PREFERENCES: - Experience with oncology or drug disposition is highly desirable, but not required. TERMS: The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. A PhD study in Denmark is three years in duration. The position is available from the 1st of December 2009 or earliest thereafter. HOW TO APPLY: Please open the link "apply for this job online" available at the bottom of this webpage and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades. Please DO NOT include reprints of already published papers with your application. Approval and Enrolment: The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide. Further information may be obtained from associate professor Ramneek Gupta, tel.: +45 4525 2422. All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, or religion are encouraged to apply. DEADLINE: We must have your online application by 30 November 2009.