Leipzig, 16th December 2006
THREE PHD POSITIONS IN BIOSTATISTICS / BIOMATHEMATICS /
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Three doctoral positions are available in the group of
Korbinian Strimmer at IMISE, University of Leipzig.
Central themes of our research are dynamic models of cell
biology and data analysis of biological systems via
information theory and multivariate statistics.
Special focus lies on high-dimensional inference,
shrinkage and regularization, and modeling causal relations.
Please visit http://strimmerlab.org for an overview
over current research projects and for information about
previous doctoral theses written in the group.
A background in statistics, physics, mathematics, machine
learning, or signal processing (or in a similar quantitative
field) is essential. The candidates should have an interest
both in methodological development as well as in the
application and analysis of experimental biomedical data.
Please send PDF copies of CV and the M.Sc. or diploma thesis
(or equivalent publications), as well as names of
two references, *by email* to:
Korbinian Strimmer
Institute for Medicical Informatics,
Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE)
University of Leipzig
[log in to unmask]
Please note that all positions require an EU work permit.
Payment is according to BAT IIa/2 (or equivalent TVL scale).
Starting dates are negotiable, from February 2007.
Interested postdoctoral researchers may also apply
(please submit copies of papers and a brief statement of
research plans).
============================================================
Additional information about Leipzig and its university:
Leipzig is a city of >500K inhabitants that has many cultural
offerings (theater, opera, classical and popular music, art),
thanks to its tradition and heritage as a town of music (Bach)
and books. It boast a very lively student scene, and has
only very moderate cost of living. In 2006 Leipzig was even
named the most "lebenswerteste Stadt" in Germany!
Fast railway access ensures that the capital Berlin is only
an hour way, while the Halle-Leipzig airport provides many
direct (and cheap) connections to destination across Europe.
The University of Leipzig is among the oldest universities
in Germany, celebrating its 600th birthday in 2009.
Korbinian Strimmer's group "Statistics and Computational
Biology" is now (moving from LMU Munich) part of the
Institute for Medicical Informatics, Statistics and
Epidemiology (IMISE), Leipzig, that has close links to the
Interdisciplinary Center of Bioinformatics (IZBI) - both of
which are hosts to several further biomathematics and
bioinformatics groups. In addition, in Leipzig there are
several Max-Planck Institutes with related research
interests (i.e. both methodological and biological).
http://leipziginfo.de
http://www.uni-leipzig.de
http://www.imise.uni-leipzig.de
http://www.izbi.uni-leipzig.de
============================================================
|