The postdocs will join an international group and network of researchers at the University of Vienna studying a diverse range of species and questions in molecular evolution, development, morphology and genomics. Our group is also part of the large evolVienna network of more than 50 evolutionary biology labs in Vienna, across several universities and research institutes. Our Faculty will be relocating to a new campus at the Vienna Biocenter in summer 2021 (https://biologiezentrum.univie.ac.at/en/). Vienna is a vibrant historic European capital with a high QOL. Information about postdoctoral salaries in Austria can be found on this webpage: https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs/

Earliest start date will be after July 2021. Initial term of employment is for two years with the possibility of extension. Remote working, at least initially, is a possibility.

Requirements:
- PhD degree or equivalent by the start date
- Publishing record in peer-reviewed journals or evidence thereof
- At least 2 letters of support

Applications including a letter of motivation should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/job-center/,
job reference number 11615).

Application deadline: January 15th 2021.
Application link: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ebewerbung

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated and enthusiastic bioinformatics researcher to work in the Exosome, Secretome and Systems Biology laboratory of Dr Suresh Mathivanan. This position is funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA, to study the role of extracellular RNA or ExRNA in intercellular communication.

The successful applicant will be involved in collaborative bioinformatics research with more than 30 American Universities/Institutes. The ExRNA consortium is a multi-institute USD 17 million funded program which has 5 primary aims: to understand the biogenesis of ExRNA (vesicles and non-vesicles), to explore the use of ExRNA in biomarker research, to establish a reference profile of ExRNA in various disease conditions, to explore the role of ExRNA in therapeutic purposes and to manage the generated data through a reference portal. The bioinformatics component is critical in managing and analysing the data generated by the entire consortium. The researcher is required to contribute to the management and perform the analysis of ExRNA data.

The candidate to succeed, you will possess:

Experience in the analysis and modelling of data, including the capacity to integrate data from a range of sources and of uneven quality.

Evidence of experience in research and of the ability to work effectively under limited supervision or independently.

A record of contribution to publications, conference papers and/or reports, or professional or technical contributions which provide evidence of research potential.

Completion of a doctoral degree in bioinformatics or biostatistics with a focus on transcriptomic data will be highly regarded.

Preference will be given to applicants with competence in programming (JavaScript, Perl/Python), any web-based applications (PHP, ZOPE) and relational databases (MySQL).

Closing date: 30 September 2013

Position Enquiries: Dr Suresh Mathivanan (s.mathivanan@latrobe.edu.au)

More at http://www.mathivananlab.org/

Plants represent an untapped resource of natural bioactive compounds that significantly contribute to plant resilience to pathogens, herbivores, and abiotic stresses, and may be applied for medicine or crop protection. In this project, you will design and/or apply innovative omics integration strategies for genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data, to discover plant specialized metabolite biosynthetic pathways and study their evolution. You will work together with the other PhD candidate in this project, which will entail a combination of algorithm development, greenhouse experiments, integrative omics analysis, and evolutionary genomics. Extensive local and international collaboration is foreseen, including possibilities for a foreign research visit as part of your PhD project.

The research is embedded within the chairs of Bioinformatics and Biosystematics. The projects will be (co-)supervised by Dr. Marnix Medema, Dr. Justin van der Hooft, Dr. Klaas Bouwmeester and Prof. Dr. Eric Schranz.

We ask

We are looking for two enthusiastic and complementary team players with all or a subset of the following skills:

a solid academic record (MSc) in bioinformatics, biology, or biotechnology
experience in computational omics analysis and proficiency in programming (in, e.g., Python)
at least basic to intermediate statistical and mathematical skills
demonstrable experience in working with next-generation sequencing data or with greenhouse experiments with plants
affinity with plant science, metabolism and/or biosynthetic pathways
you meet all the entry requirements of the WUR PhD programme.
More information

For more information about this position, please contact Marnix Medema, Associate Professor Bioinformatics, by email (marnix.medema@wur.nl).
For more information about the procedure, please contact vacaturemeldingen.psg@wur.nl.

The Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Unit of Université de Liège (Belgium) is looking for a highly motivated master student with programming skills for a PhD thesis project (4 years, fully funded) with the goal of designing computational tools that use literature, genomic and structural data in order to infer regulatory and metabolic networks.

Applicants are invited to send their resume and a recommendation letter to Prof. Patrick Meyer (more details at www.biosys.ulg.ac.be )

For more information : www.biosys.ulg.ac.be

Study Subject(s): PhD position is award in the field of Bioinformatics/Computer Science.
Course Level: Position is available for pursuing PhD degree level at the University of Macau.
Scholarship Provider: University of Macau
Scholarship can be taken at: China

Eligibility: The ideal candidate would be a master degree holder in Bioinformatics or related disciplines with knowledge in Medical sciences or Life sciences (with GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale or equivalent) . Knowledge in programming (C and C++) and Linux scripting are necessary; experience in molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations or molecular modeling is an advantage. The candidate should be fluent in spoken and written English; preference will be given to applicants with good publication records in relevant areas.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Researchers from China can apply for this PhD position.

Scholarship Description:

The Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group at the University of Macau is looking for a motivated PhD student in Bioinformatics or Computer Science to work on a research project focusing on the flexible receptor protein-ligand docking algorithms for computer-aided drug design. The candidate will be working as part of a team in developing novel metaheuristic algorithms and scoring functions for large-scale, highly flexible protein-ligand docking problems.

Number of award(s): There is only one PhD position available.

Duration of award(s): The duration of this PhD position is 2-3 years.

What does it cover? Remuneration paid to candidate is MOP 11000-14000/month (~USD 1375-1750/month).

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Send your current CV, your academic transcripts, a letter of motivation and research interests, two letters of recommendations from academic faculty to Dr. Shirley Siu at shirleysiu[at]umac.mo before March 2015.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The applications should be submitted before March 2015.

Working with other members of the TNDRG you will analyse complex genomic and epidemiological datasets, evaluating which computational tools are most suitable. You will contribute to the generation of innovative tools for linking epidemiological and multilevel omics datasets, ensuring that computer programs are written in a form that other collaborators can use and expand.

You will have or be close to completion of a PhD in either: bioinformatics; neuroscience; machine learning; statistics; epidemiology; neurology; or other relevant field. You will have experience programming on either R, Matlab, Python, C++, Java or any other imperative, object oriented or functional language.

Please direct Informal enquiries to Dr Alejo Nevado-Holgado (alejo.nevado-holgado@psych.ox.ac.uk).

You will be required to upload a supporting statement explaining how you meet the selection criteria for the post, a CV, and details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday on 2 September 2015. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 September 2015.

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=118696

Umshing, Shillong- 793 022

Applications are invited for the following positions (purely temporary posts) in an UGC-ISF funded Indo-Israel Joint Research Project entitled “Interactions of mRNA export factors and nuclear pores characterized and quantified by biochemistry, biophysics and high-resolution imaging” sanctioned to Dr. Timir Tripathi, Molecular and Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, NEHU, Shillong for 3 years (2016-19).

Details of positions:

1. Research Associate (two): bioinformatics/computational biology (One) and wet-lab biophysics (one).

2. Junior Research Fellow, JRF (One).

3. Project Assistant (One).

Fellowship: As per GOI rules.

Essential Qualifications:

1. Research Associate: Ph.D. in the above-mentioned fields, should be evident through quality publications. Those who have submitted Ph.D. thesis can also apply.

2. Junior Research Fellow: M.Sc. or equivalent in any branch of life sciences with a good academic record. Prior research experience is desirable.

3. Project Assistant: Graduation in any subject.

Must be familiar with working on computer and MS-Office.

Interested students can apply for the positions online using the following link http://goo.gl/forms/FEa802lNGc , latest by 16.03.16. The hard copy of the application is not required. The date of interview will be informed after primary scrutiny of the applications.

No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview. For any other enquiry email at msb.biochem@gmail.com .

For details of the research work of the PI’s group please visit www.ttripathi.webs.com

For students interested in frontier research at the interface of biology, computation, physics and applied mathematics

IMSc is a leader in India in fundamental research in theoretical physics, mathematics and theoretical computer science, with several members actively pursuing research in interdisciplinary areas including computational biology. In 2013 IMSc started a unique Ph.D. programme in this subject, training students to apply cutting-edge computational and mathematical techniques to problems in modern biology, in collaboration with leading biology departments and institutions in India and abroad.
IMSc is an autonomous national research institute under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, and a constituent institution of the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai (a deemed university). Ph.D. degrees will be awarded by HBNI.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME
Before embarking on their research, students have three semesters of coursework, which consists of seven core courses, to be carried out at IMSc; elective courses, which may be taken at IMSc or at other institutions by mutual consent; and lab rotations, at collaborating labs in other institutions. The core coursework covers essentials of modern biology, essential techniques from physics, mathematics, statistics and computer science, physics of proteins and biomolecules, biological sequence analysis and algorithms, and systems biology. Elective coursework covers various topics in greater depth. Following the coursework and a comprehensive examination, students will embark on research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
Selected candidates will be research fellows at IMSc and will receive fellowships, housing or house rent allowance, and contingency grants.

More at http://www.imsc.res.in/graduate_programme_0

About Fellowship:
CSIR Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme is an Research Fellowship awarded/given by HRD Ministry, Govt. of India every year to more than 100 fellows.

It was started to identify promising and young researchers with novel ideas and provide them research opportunities in the areas of basic science, engineering, medicine & agriculture.

The fellowship aims at facilitating their transition from mentored to independent research career.

In addition, check these ICTS Research Fellowships:
1.) Max-Planck Partner Group Fellowships 2017-18
2.) ICTS-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships 2017
3.) ICTS Post Doctoral Fellowships 2017
4.) Airbus Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship 2017-18

Eligibility: To be eligible for this fellowship, you:
1.) PhD degree (within 3 years of award of PhD degree), OR
2.) Those who have submitted PhD theses.
3.) Applicants should have research publications in good impact factor SCI journals.
4.) Indian nationals, Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) & Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), a can also apply.
5.) Maximum Age Limit: 32 years.

Duration:
– 2 Years.
– extendable for a maximum of 1 more year based on performance.

Remuneration:
– Rs. 50,000/- per month plus House Rent Allowance (HRA)
– A contingency grant of Rs. 3.0 lakh per annum.
– 25% of the contingency grant can be used for domestic and international travel.

Mode of Selection: You can apply throughout the year, but selection will be made twice a year, in June and December.

How to Apply:
– Read the instructions, given at Annexure-I in this PDF file.
– And, application form is given as, Annexure-II.
– Fill the form & send it to the given address in the PDF file.

Deadline: Rolling Deadline (Applications accepted throughout the year)

Also See: Research Internship/ Fellowship in India:
1.) IIT Bombay Research Internship Awards Programme 2016-17
2.) IIT Delhi Internship Program 2016-17
3.) DAAD WISE – International Internship in Germany
4.) Summer Research Fellowship Programme| JNCASR Bangalore
5.) Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Internships 2017
6.) Winter Internship – IIT Bombay NPDE-TCA
7.) Viterbi – India Program 2017 | Research Internship in US
8.) Internship – Centre for Stem Cell Research, Vellore

Accommodation & other benefits:
– Accommodation may be provided by CSIR, if available.
– Medical benefits as per CSIR norms.

For more details:
– Check this PDF Notification of Fellowship.
– List of CSIR Labs & their work/activities can be seen at www.csir.res.in.

This project is part of a larger Genome Canada project on genetics and physiology of adaptation to climate change in rainbow trout, and the population genomics component is in the labs of Eric Taylor and Michael Whitlock. The landscape genomics component primarily involves whole genome sequencing approaches to understanding the genomic basis of adaptation to features of habitat, but also to provide insights into phylogeography and the influence of watershed structure on population subdivision in rainbow trout. A PhD in a related field with expertise in basic theory and bioinformatic analysis of population genomics data is required.

The position is available for one year with renewal for up to three additional years. Salary is $55,000 per year plus benefits. To apply, please send a brief cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the position, a CV, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and emails of three references.

Review of applications will begin January 16, 2017. Address application materials to etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca to whom any questions can also be addressed. etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca