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BACKGROUND

A Ph.D. studentship is available in the Laboratory of Post-transcriptional Control and Bioinformatics, at the Department of Biochemistry, University College Cork (http://www.ucc.ie) to work on a project related to detection and prediction of RNA editing in humans. The project is supported by Science Foundation Ireland (http://www.sfi.ie). The work will involve computational analysis of biological sequences from major public databases. An opportunity to engage in wet lab experimental work will be available.

REQUIREMENTS

An ideal candidate will have a degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science/Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or related disciplines and willingness to work on Biological problems. Candidates with degrees in Biological sciences such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, or Biochemistry will also be considered, but these candidates will need to demonstrate evidence of strong background in mathematics and statistics and possess basic programming skills. An applicant should have a good command of English language.

The successful applicant is expected to be enrolled in UCC’s PhD programme and therefore is subject to academic approval (see http://www.ucc.ie/en/phd/ for details).

LOCALE

The laboratory is located close to Cork city centre. Cork is a vibrant fast growing cosmopolitan city with many opportunities for future employment at the variety of Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and IT Industry. Cork is the second most populated city of the “Celtic Tiger�?. Cork was founded on an island in the river Lee and sometimes is called the “Irish Venice�?. It was selected European Capital of Culture for 2005.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send (i) CV (include grades), (ii) cover letter (explaining your experience, background and motivation), and (iii) contact information for at least two individuals willing to provide references to Dr. Pavel Baranov via e-mail (reversed address): ei.ccu[at]vonarab.p with “application for PhD studentship�? in the subject.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE

Application will be accepted until the position is filled. However, only those applications submitted prior to the 1st of July are guaranteed to receive full consideration.

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