PhD Fellowship in Bioinformatics and Ecological/Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenomics of Coral Reef Fish.
A Postdoctoral and a PhD Position are currently available in the Integrative Systems Biology lab at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) In the Integrative Systems lab we work on many different and diverse projects applying computational and lab-based analyses using new technology to understand biological processes on the molecular level. We are part of the KAUST Environmental Epigenetics program (KEEP). http://systemsbiology.kaust.edu.sa http://keep.kaust.edu.sa The largest and newest projects in the lab focus on trans-generational adaptation to fast changing environments due to climate change and in particular on the understanding of the molecular regulatory mechanisms at the base of this adaptation. We mainly study Coral Reef organisms such reef fishes and marine sponges. We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to work on the computational analysis of long-term experimental projects on various marine organisms. The student will help run a large-scale wet- lab/aquarium experiment. We are using Next Generation Sequencing approaches (mostly Illumina based) in order to collect and integrate genome-wide measurements such as genome, transcriptomics, proteomics, and methylomes sequencing datasets. KAUST is an extremely diverse environment and our lab is currently made up of people from 12 different countries of origin. Apart from being a new University Campus with cutting-edge technologies, it is also a community. Within KAUST there is the University campus, two large sports centers, many restaurants, a town center, a cinema, a marina, diving facilities (it is located directly on the Red Sea coast), a beach with water sports facility etc. http://www.kaust.edu.sa/ Requirements: PhD students should have finished or be about to finish their Master’s degree. Preferred degrees are in bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, marine biology or a closely related field. Candidates with a background in evolutionary biology and Next Generation Sequencing approaches are particularly encouraged to apply. Programming skills and experience in the application of computational methods to genomic data are preferred. A proficient level of English is required and good communication and writing skills are a must. PhD fellowship: 25.000$ per year and 30.000$ when the student becomes a PhD candidate. Furnished housing and health care is provided, plus an annual airfare to the country of origin and a relocation fee are paid. Interested applicants can send a CV, a letter of interest, and the names of two potential references to Timothy Ravasi: [email protected]. If you have any questions about life in KAUST and Saudi Arabia, please feel free to either contact myself or a female postdoc in our lab:[email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you. Timothy Ravasi Associate Professor of Bioengineering Associate Professor of Computer Science Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Office +966-2-808-2387
