PhD Position in Bioinformatics at Center for non-coding RNA in Technology and Health (RTH) in University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2012
Study Subject(s):Subject is Bioinformatics
Course Level:This program is for PhD students.
Scholarship Provider: University of Copenhagen
Scholarship can be taken at: Denmark
Eligibility:
The applicant should hold professional as well as personal skills and qualifications as stated below:
-A master degree in Bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics or similar.
-Strong experience with algorithm development.
-Experience with Perl or Python (or similar).
-Strong experience with C, C++ and/ or Java. Possess good interpersonal skills.
-Be excellent in English, writing and speech.
Scholarship Open for International Students: This is scholarship is open for Denmark Students.
Scholarship Description: Center for non-coding RNA in Technology and Health (RTH), was established in 2010 to take a multi-disciplinary research strategy in the area of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). The center has one open PhD position in Bioinformatics and search for a person who can join our team from ultimo November, or soon thereafter. Duration of the position is three years. Within recent years, it has become evident that the ncRNAs play numerous important roles in the cell. Many ncRNAs contain a characteristic RNA structure, a hallmark that (albeit often at a high computational cost) can be exploited in in silico screens. These screens are in essence based on search for the RNA secondary structure.
Objective of the Scholarship: The aim of the PhD project is to analyze ncRNAs and regulatory RNA structure in the brain. The PhD project will focus on developing computational methods for detecting common sequence/ structure signals for brain co-localized ncRNAs and mRNAs as well as analyze effects of mutations in RNA localization signals. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of in house generated RNA structure/ gene candidates will also be correlated with expression from selected brain areas in disease models and in normal brain tissue. The project will be in close collaboration with experimental groups at University of Copenhagen, researchers at the Allen Brain Institute in Seattle as well as with international computational RNA biology groups.
Number of Awards: The center has one open PhD position in Bioinformatics and search for a person who can join our team from ultimo November, or soon thereafter.
Tenure of Award: Duration of the position is three years.
Value: The average annual salary for PhD students is currently DKK 372.000 (approx. Euro 49.600).
Other Benefits: The successful candidate will enter a pension fund scheme as well as paid holidays after one year. Operating costs such as course fees, project expenses, travel and stays abroad, etc. are subsidized by the project.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notifications: Not Known
How to Apply: The applications are to be submitted Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: The applications must be received latest by 5 October 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application: http://www.ku.dk/english/available_positions/vip/