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<p> Dear Colleague,</p>
<p>The <span class="caps">RTH</span> center in Copenhagen has an
open PhD position in Bioinformatics and we are looking for a
person to join our team from September, or soon thereafter. The
position is for three years. Application deadline is 2013-08-25.
For more information about the RTH center visit <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rth.dk">http://rth.dk</a>.
For full posting and online application procedure visit <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://jobbank.ku.dk/job/395276/koebenhavns-universitet/phd-fellowship-in-rna-bioinformatics">http://jobbank.ku.dk/job/395276/koebenhavns-universitet/phd-fellowship-in-rna-bioinformatics</a>.
Please pass the mail on to qualified students or people you think
could be otherwise interested.<br>
</p>
<p>Background</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been established as a highly
abundant class of genes which play numerous important roles in the
cell and in disease. These ncRNAs often contain <span
class="caps">RNA</span> structure either for the entire sequence
or sometimes as minor “domains”. In <span class="caps">RTH</span>
we have developed a range of computational tools for the analysis
of both structured RNAs and high-throughput data.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Job description</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Within <span class="caps">RTH</span> material has been collected
for a range of diseases and will be combined with in silico
generated information of structured <span class="caps">RNA</span>
and a range of information such as expression and (protein and <span
class="caps">RNA</span>) binding generated from predictions and
experiments. A key goal of the project is to filter and rank
selected candidates for detailed molecular functional analysis
with respect to the disease samples. Pipelines for expression
analysis, data integration and statistical analysis will be
developed within the project.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Qualification requirements</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The applicant should hold professional as well as personal skills
and qualifications as stated below:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>A master degree in bioinformatics, computational biology,
computer science or similar.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Very strong experience with script languages such as Perl or
Python (or similar).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Strong experience with the linux/unix environment, command
lines and shell scripting.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Experience with statistical analysis.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Differential expression analysis (with background correction
/ multiple testing).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Possess good interpersonal skills.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Be excellent in English, writing and speech.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>In addition to the above, weight will be given to applicants
meeting one or more of the following requirements:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>General knowledge about <span class="caps">RNA</span>
structure folding algorithms.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>C or C++.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>On behalf of Professor Jan Gorodkin (<a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gorodkin@rth.dk">gorodkin@rth.dk</a>).<br>
</p>
<p>With wishes of a nice Summer, Christian.<br>
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