University of Freiburg with Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics invites applications for a PhD position in the group of Thomas Manke.
Duration: 3 year appointment.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Selected candidate will be part of a newly established research training group (MeInBio), which aims at a dual education in bioinformatics and wet laboratory methods to explore the spatiotemporal dynamics of gene regulation using high-throughput and high-resolution methods.
- The project aims at understanding the genome organization during neuronal differentiation at high resolution.
- Detailed molecular maps of histone modifications, chromatin states and chromatin conformation in 3D will be generated, analyzed and interpreted.
Qualifications:
- Applicants must hold MSc/Diploma in Life sciences, with a strong computational component (Mater’s in Bioinformatics or Informatics will be considered, if they can demonstrate practical expertise with molecular biology techniques).
- Applicant must be highly motivated, having strong interest in interdisciplinary research and the desire to work at the interface of epigenetics, neuroscience and bioinformatics.
- Applicant must possess fluency in English (both written and spoken).
Application:
- Submit complete application via application platform until September 11th, 2017.
- Application must include:
- Statement of research interests
- CV
- 2 referees must send recommendation letters to personal@ie-freiburg.mpg.de.
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| Organization |
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Germany |
| Subject areas |
Developmental and Evolutionary Biology & Genetics, Immunobiology and Infection Biology & Medicine Life Sciences |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 11th September 2017 |
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