[SocBiN] PhD position in Evolutionary Biology and Sequence Analysis : Helsinki, Finland

Ari Löytynoja ari.loytynoja at helsinki.fi
Fri Feb 22 14:25:08 CET 2013



      PhD position in Evolutionary Biology and Sequence Analysis

Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland

We are looking for a student to work on methods development and/or 
evolutionary analysis of large sequence data sets. Possible study topics 
include:

  * Evolutionary analysis of genome-scale sequence data
  * Methods development for / analysis of high-throughput metagenomic /
    transcriptome sequencing data
  * Methods development for multiple sequence alignment and evolutionary
    sequence analysis

The position is funded for four years.

The host group consists of biologists, bioinformaticians and computer 
scientists and has a strong history in methods development for sequence 
alignment and sequence analysis. The group has excellent local 
collaborations with evolutionary biologists and computer scientists and 
has access to raw data (from Illumina, SOLiD, Roche 454 and PacBio 
platforms) produced at the local core facility and to a computer cluster 
at the Finnish supercomputer centre.

We seek for a highly motivated candidate with a university degree in 
evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, computer science or a related 
field. We expect familiarity with Linux/Unix systems and (some) 
experience in computer programming; prior experience in evolutionary 
analysis and analysis of high-throughput sequencing data is an 
advantage. The candidate should be fluent in English, which is the 
working language at the host institute, and is expected to apply for a 
place and participate in one of the local graduate schools.

The exact topic for the thesis work will be discussed in detail during 
interview. The job can start immediately.

To apply, please send your application (including a cover letter, CV and 
two letters of recommendation) to ari.loytynoja at helsinki.fi 
<mailto:ari.loytynoja at helsinki.fi> (PDF format) before 31/03/2013. For 
an outline of the group's research see 
http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/loytynoja.

Representative publications:

  * Löytynoja, Vilella and Goldman. (2012) Accurate extension of
    multiple sequence alignments using a phylogeny-aware graph
    algorithm. Bioinformatics, 28, 1684--1691.
  * Löytynoja and Goldman. (2008) Phylogeny-aware gap placement prevents
    errors in sequence alignment and evolutionary analysis. Science,
    320, 1632--1635.

The University of Helsinki is a public University that has regularly 
been ranked among Europe's 10 to 15 best universities on worldwide 
ranking lists of research universities. Some 470 doctorates are 
completed annually and nearly 10,000 scientific articles or monographs 
are published yearly by the university's researchers.


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