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public:positions [2013/08/17 21:44] alessandro.romanel@unitn.it [PhD Scholarship in Computational Biology] |
public:positions [2016/10/16 11:42] (current) f.demichelis@unitn.it |
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| + | **October 2016**, we are seeking: | ||
| - | ==== PhD Scholarship in Computational Biology ==== | + | 1) a computational post-doc with quantitative background and experience in epigenetics and transcriptomics. Strong CV and high level motivation required. |
| - | The Laboratory of Computational Oncology at the Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento (Italy), seeks PhD candidates in Computational Biology (Doctoral School in Biomolecular Sciences, http://www.unitn.it/en/drbs). | + | |
| - | The successful applicant will work on the project //Computational characterization of circulating DNA content from advanced cancer patients pre- and post-treatment// ({{:phd_scholarship_project_summary.pdf| project summary }}). Will develop computational methods and tools for the analysis and interpretation of Next Generation Sequencing data generated from human samples within an international collaboration. The work includes technical and discovery aspects. | + | 2) a biologist/biotechnologist for a precision medicine project with focus on circulating DNA from cancer patients' plasma samples. |
| - | **Qualifications:**\\ | + | ---- |
| - | The candidate should have a master degree or equivalent in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics or Computer Science (or equivalent) and solid programming skills (preferably perl, R, C/C++). Previous experience with large biological datasets and advanced statistical analyses would be an advantage. | + | |
| - | We seek individuals that are highly self-motivated, able to work independently and to collaborate closely and effectively with internal and external collaborators. | + | ==== Previous Opportunities ==== |
| - | Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV, three references with contact details and a short research statement (1 page). \\ | + | |
| - | //demichelis[at]science.unitn.it// \\ | + | **A European Research Council Consolidator grant was awarded to F Demichelis:**\\ |
| - | http://www.unitn.it/en/cibio/18721/laboratory-computational-oncology | + | Synthetic Lethal Phenotype Identification through Cancer Evolution Analysis (SPICE) |
| + | [[http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/197873_en.html|ERC-2014-CoG]]; Starting Date: October 1st 2015, 5 yrs. | ||
| + | We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join the project (contact f.demichelis[at]unitn.it): | ||
| + | - 2 post-docs (2 experimental, molecular biology; 1 computational, cancer genomics); | ||
| + | - 2 PhD student ([[http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1961/announcement-of-selection|computational, starting 2015]]; experimental, starting 2016); | ||
| + | - IT technician (management of study data/access-interrogation of publicly available datasets/development of web application/interface to access incremental study results); | ||
| + | - laboratory manager. | ||
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| + | **See**: | ||
| + | [[http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/543201-molecular-biology-computational-biology-post-docs-tech|Nature Jobs]] | ||
| - | \\ \\ | ||
| - | ==== Post-doc Opportunities ==== | ||
| **Post-doc positions are available (computational background)**\\ | **Post-doc positions are available (computational background)**\\ | ||
| Qualified candidates please contact:\\ | Qualified candidates please contact:\\ | ||
| - | Francesca Demichelis; demichelis[at]science.unitn.it | + | Francesca Demichelis; f.demichelis[at]unitn.it |