PhD position in Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

PhD position is available for a highly motivated trainee in the field of Computational Biology/ Bioinformatics at Gene regulation Laboratory within Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

BDI Monash University is one of the largest and most successful biomedical research institutes in Australia. The BDI brings together more than 100 teams in a highly interactive environment, with access to truly world-class infrastructures. For details, please look at- https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute

Our laboratory research interest focuses on- how epigenetic and epitranscriptomic changes regulate gene expression programs in ES cells, neural stem cells and differentiated cells under normal and pathological conditions, such as cancers and neurological disorders. We use various experimental approaches including - Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, CRISPRs, CRISPRs screens, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, m6A RNA-seq, m5C RNA-seq, WGS, ATAC-seq, RRBS, Hi-C, proteomics and bioinformatics.
For research details, please see:
https://www.ppdlab.org/

Requirements for Computational Biology students:
The candidates should have computer science, mathematics, statistics, system biology and bioinformatics related backgrounds. They should have excellent communication and writing skills, able to work independently and in teams. Experience working with commonly used bioinformatics tools/ programs, as well as on different types of NGS data- ChIP seq, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq would be essential. International candidates with publication/s are encouraged to apply.

If you are interested, please send a resume and contact information for 3 references via email to me-Dr. Partha Pratim Das. PhD ([Email Address Removed]). Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with first-class Honours, Master of Science, or MPhil.
Notes: International students encouraged applying for Monash-based scholarships support. PhD students will be fully funded during their study. For international students, an English proficiency test is required (except students from the UK, USA, Canada). Our laboratory is committed to diversity and equality.
Last date- 15th March 2020.