PhD position in Mathematical Biology: MPI 2179 views

The Research Group Stochastic Evolutionary Dynamics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology is inviting applications for a PhD student (m/f/d) in Mathematical Biology (3 years). The title of the project is “Evolutionary dynamics of antibiotic resistance on plasmids”.

About the position:

• The position is part of a DFG-funded Research Training Group (RTG) on “Translational Evolutionary Research”.
• The program brings together 14 research groups from several institutions to study how insights from evolutionary biology can be applied to solve problems in medicine, food production, and wildlife conservation.
• Projects are organised in tandems who work on related topics. The tandem partner of the proposed project is Professor Tal Dagan (University of Kiel).
• The student would hence closely interact with a research group that focuses on experimental evolution and data analysis.

Requirements:

• Applicant must be interested in applying mathematical modeling to gain insights into biological problems and is enthusiastic about math as well as about biology.
• Applicant will have to learn how to set up and analyse theoretical models to describe biological processes and become skilled in using branching process theory as a modeling tool.
• Applicants should have a background in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Good quantitative skills are essential. Prior experience in mathematical modeling and knowledge of a programming language (C, C++, Java, R, Python) is an advantage.

Applications:

Application to be sent via email to uecker@evolbio.mpg.de including:

• Motivation letter
• CV
• Copies of certificates
• Contact details of two references
• Use the code PhD2019-2 in the subject line.