PhD positions in bioinformatics/life sciences graduate school, Freiburg, Germany

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MeInBio is a newly established research training group at the University of Freiburg and the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Freiburg. It aims at a dual education in bioinformatics and wet laboratory methods to explore the spatio-temporal dynamics of gene regulation using high-throughput and high-resolution methods.
For the start in September 2017, MeInBio is now offering for 3 years

12 PhD positions

We are looking for junior researchers with expertise either in life sciences (molecular biology, cell biology, molecular medicine, biochemistry), or bioinformatics/informatics. Our dual education profile requires a strong interest for training in the respective other field.

We offer

• Exciting modern research projects in well equipped laboratories using state-of-the-art technologies (stem, cancer and prokaryotic cells, single cell and high-throughput sequencing, high-resolution imaging, bioinformatics)
• Tandems between wet laboratory and bioinformatics groups with an at least three-month stay in the lab of the respective other field
• Different model organisms for conceptual learning and scientific exchange
• Professional and efficient supervision secured by a thesis advisory committee
• Regular courses in bioinformatics and wet laboratory techniques
• Additional “soft skills” courses and gatherings of all research training group members for scientific exchange

Candidates should

• Have an excellent recent university degree in one of the fields mentioned above
• Be passionate about science and highly motivated
• Have a strong affection to acquire both, biological and informatics knowledge
• Be fluent in written and spoken English

For further details concerning the positions, information on the individual research groups and the offered projects, as well as the application procedure please refer to

http://www.anatomie2.uni-freiburg.de/en/grkmeinbio_en/index.htm

Only online applications through the web site will be considered.

For more information please contact [email protected]