PhD student position in bioinformatics/computational biology

Information about the department
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg has about 170 employees, and is the largest department of mathematics in Sweden. The department conducts successful research in pure and applied mathematics and mathematical statistics in a wide range of research areas.

We are located in a modern building at the center of Chalmers Johanneberg campus. More information about us can be found on our website http://www.chalmers.se/math/

Major responsibilities
One Ph.D. position is available in bioinformatics/computational biology with focus on analysis and modelling of large-scale data. The research project is centered around DNA sequence analysis with special emphasis on pattern recognition and gene identification in big datasets. The position is a part of Chalmers graduate school in bioscience and the NoCURE research project which aims at describing novel forms of genes that causes bacteria to resist antibiotic treatment. 

The position is interdisciplinary and combines mathematical statistics and computer science with applications in biology and medicine. A substantial part of the research will therefore be done in close collaboration with scientists from different disciplines. The Ph.D. position will be supervised by Assistant Professor Erik Kristiansson and will be part of a research group combining multiple competences. Information about the research group is available at http://bioinformatics.math.chalmers.se/.

As a PhD student you will be part of an international research environment while you expand your knowledge of the field and write your thesis. This gives opportunities for many inspiring conversations, a lot of autonomous work and some travel. You are expected to develop your own ideas and communicate scientific results orally as well as in written form. In addition, the position will normally include 20 % departmental work, mostly teaching duties.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in bioinformatics, mathematical statistics, mathematics, computer science, physics, molecular biology or any equivalent topic (obtained latest June 2014).

Previous experience of analysis of DNA sequence data is desirable. Candidates should also have good computing and programming skills (e.g. Perl/Python, R, C/C++ ) and, preferably, previous experience of the UNIX/LINUX computing environments.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20140039 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

1. Application: (Please name the uploaded document in ReachMee as: APPLICATION, family name, ref. number)- CV,- attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents, English language test, e.g. TOEFL score- letters of recommendation from academic institutions and/or previous employers (optional),

2. A letter of application detailing your specific qualifications for the position (named: QUALIFICATIONS, family name, ref. number)- maximum one A4 page

3. Publications: (named: PUBLICATION, family name, ref. number)- relevant work such as bachelor's or master's thesis (or outline of a thesis under preparation).

4. Letter of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: March 7, 2014

For questions, please contact:
Erik Kristiansson, email: erik.kristiansson@chalmers.se, +46 (0)70 5259751,
Olle Häggström, email: olleh@chalmers.se, +46 (0)31 772 5311.





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