Management PHD Program and Master of Neuroscience

The QBI Management PHD Program is one of the largest neuroscience institutes in the world dedicated to understanding the mechanisms underlying brain function. Details of the current QBI interdisciplinary research programs can be found at
http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au

OPPORTUNITY:
Management PHD Program Become a student (leading research project to a degree) with a higher education and research (PhD, Master) or an internship with the work and the QBI are part of the initial phase of an exciting center of the second generation New research sequencing, which is involved in groundbreaking research projects to genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of brain function and disease are to identify the brain. You can research projects by supporting your findings with the publication and become part of a successful team to develop tools for different applications of the sequencing (exom capture, RNA-Seq, ChIP-ff).

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Information technology or related field.

2. Experience with Bioinformatics/Next-gen tools and languages e.g. Read aligner, GATK, GALAXY, UCSC Genome Browser, Ensemble database

3. GPA of 5.5 (scale 1-7 equivalent to approx 78%)

4. Excellent written and spoken English (IELTS 6.5)

5. Fundamental knowledge of software engineering (programming, testing, object-oriented systems programming and design)

6. In-depth knowledge of Unix and Unix-scripting.

7. Experience with cluster and/or cloud computing technologies (e.g. SGE)

8. Required languages Java, Perl, Python, C++, XML, MySQL

LOCATION: Brisbane, Queensland Australia

HOW TO APPLY: For immediate consideration, please email your resume and a cover letter addressing the specified requirements to Denis Bauer (d-dot-bauer-at-uq-dot-edu-dot-au)

REMUNERATION: UQ offers competitive scholarship options.

Further Information

Application Deadline : 31 May 2011