University of Oslo is inviting applications for a PhD research fellowship in bioinformatics to take part in the Centre for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Sciences (CELS). Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in bioinformatics or computer science and need to document good software development skills, as well as some experience with bioinformatics. The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work or for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the department) contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department. The application deadline is 13 April, 2015.
Study Subject(s): Fellowship is awarded in the field of bioinformatics at the Department of Informatics to take part in the Centre for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Sciences (CELS).
Course Level: Fellowship is available for pursuing PhD research programme at University of Oslo.
Scholarship Provider: University of Oslo, Norway
Scholarship can be taken at: Norway
Accreditation: University of Oslo is an accredited university. University of Oslo is accredited by the EUA.
Eligibility:
-Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in bioinformatics or computer science, and need to document good software development skills, as well as some experience with bioinformatics.
-The candidate would need to learn genomics/metagenomics during the project, but no formal prior knowledge of biology is required.
-Candidates without a Master’s degree have until 30 June, 2015 to complete the final exam.
-The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
-The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking up the position.
Scholarship Open for International Students:
Norwegian and Foreign citizens can apply for this doctoral research fellowship.
Scholarship Description: A position as PhD Research fellow is available at the Department of Informatics. The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work or for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the department) contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department. Starting date no later than 1 October 2015. No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution. The research fellow will take part in the Centre for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Sciences (CELS). CELS is a multidisciplinary centre within life sciences comprising strong research environments in biology and statistical and computational methods for data analysis. CELS addresses fundamental biological questions related to the genotype-phenotype paradigm, how the environment affects genome evolution and development of methods for integrated analysis of genomic and other biotic and abiotic data. A main goal is to develop interdisciplinary research activities generating science of true interest for computer scientists, statisticians and biologists.
Number of award(s): One PhD Research fellowship is available.
Duration of award(s): The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work or for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the department) contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department. Starting date no later than 1 October 2015. No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.
What does it cover? Position code 1017, Pay grade: 50 – 57 (NOK 429 700 – 482 800 per year).
Selection Criteria: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online. The application must include:
-Application letter
-CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific publications)
-Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
-Documentation of English proficiency
-List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
-Research proposal describing aims for the PhD research
-Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language. In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, they invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 13 April, 2015