[Socbin] PhD position in RNA bionformatics, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Paul P. Gardner ppgardner at bi.ku.dk
Mon Jul 18 08:54:44 CEST 2011


Hi All,

I'd really appreciate it if you could pass the following on to any potential
masters-level students.

There is an open PhD
position<http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/phd-opportunity-bioinformatics.shtml>
to
study bioinformatic approaches to characterising non-coding RNAs at the
University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

The successful candidate will be involved in analysing a wealth of data
generated by new sequencing technologies. The research group has a broad
range of interests including but not exclusive to the bioinformatic
characterisation of novel RNA families, genome annotation of ncRNAs, RNA
evolution, RNA pseudogenes and the analysis of gene expression data.

Candidates will be encouraged to contribute to public databases such
as Rfam<http://rfam.sanger.ac.uk/>
 and Pfam <http://pfam.sanger.ac.uk/> and develop any corresponding
Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rfam> entries. In the early months
of the PhD project this work will help the candidate
gain invaluable experience while developing their own research program. Once
proficient in these skills the candidate will be encouraged to develop tools
for classifying RNAs based upon homology, motif complements, pseudogene
status and/or experimental evidence.

The bioinformatics team at the School of Biological
Sciences<http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/> is
a new and dynamic group interested in the free and rapid dissemination
of research discoveries. They collaborate widely, including with groups in
the UK, Denmark, US, Sweden, Germany and beyond.

For further enquiries please *contact*:
Paul Gardner (paul.gardner at canterbury.ac.nz)

*Required background: *
An honours or masters degree in a biological or mathematical discipline such
as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, maths, statistics, physics,
computer science or equivalent and a demonstrated interest in developing
bioinformatic skills.

*Closing date:*
26 August, 2011.

A PhD *stipend* of up to $25,000 NZD including fees.

The funding is provided by a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship from the NZ
government and is administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand.

*Regulations* regarding the PhD program at the University of Canterbury can
be found here:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/grad_postgrad/phd.shtml

*Application:*
Please email a CV, cover letter and the names of at least two referees to:
paul.gardner at canterbury.ac.nz

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Paul P. Gardner
Rfam: senior staff scientist
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK
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pg5 at sanger.ac.uk
Ph: +44 (0) 1223 494 726
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http://rfam.sanger.ac.uk/
http://tinyurl.com/rnafamily
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