International PhD program in Quantitative Biology: 15 Fully-funded positions 2244 views

The University of Lausanne is offering a fully-funded PhD program in quantitative biology at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine.

Study areas:
  • Evolution
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Cancer Genomics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Biological Imaging
  • Computational Biology

Expected start date: 01.03.2020 or to be agreed

Duration: initially for one year and is extendable to a total of 4-5 years.

Qualifications:

  • Applications are being accepted from talented and enthusiastic candidates who are interested in a dynamic, well-supported lab at a top research institution.
  • Candidates must have finished a Master’s degree in life science or a relevant area before the start date of their doctoral studies.
  • Candidate to demonstrate interest in working in an experimental lab, but with a high degree of motivation to learn the fundamentals of computational biology, and to develop quantitative skills to analyze data more effectively
  • Students with a life science degree interested in working in a dry computational lab, keen to deepen their quantitative skills and broaden their horizon in terms of experimental and computational techniques
  • Students with a non-biological background (e.g. computer science, Maths, physics), who are highly motivated to transition to Life Sciences
  • A high level of written and spoken English proficiency is required since most scientific activities are conducted in English,

Applications:

Send full application in Word or PDF via online portal and should contain:

  • Motivation letter (max. one page)
  • CV including, if available, extracurricular activities, internships, publications, conferences, awards, software contributions, etc.
  • Master’s thesis summary (max. one page)
  • The names and contact details of 2-3 referees
—————–Quick Overview————-
Organization University of Lausanne
Country Switzerland
Fellowship Level Doctoral
Subject areas

Evolution, Synthetic Biology, Plant Science, Cancer Genomics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Biological Imaging, And Computational Biology

Fellowship amount Fully-funded
Eligibility Open to all nationalities
Deadline 15th October 2019
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