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  • [Photo] Dr. Habil Zare • December 8, 2015

    BACKGROUND

    1-2 undergraduate payed, research opportunities are available in Oncinfo Lab starting in June 2016 till July 2016. These are part of the NSF-supported REU program.

    The successful candidates will contribute to development and application of cutting edge computational methods to analyze RNA-seq and other expression data from large cohorts. They will contribute to highly collaborative studies which are designed to infer biological information from gene networks by modeling data using Bayesian networks, co-expression networks, and so on. The results are expected to be published in highly ranked journals.

    Dr. Habil Zare is the founder of Oncinfo Lab which has active collaborations with the British Columbia Cancer Agency, an outstanding research reputation in oncology throughout the world. Also, Oncinfo Lab collaborates with R&D departments of top pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and Novartis. See http://oncinfo.org for more details. Texas State University is located in Greater Austin Area, Texas. It is an Emerging Research University aiming to become a National Research University in the future.

    REQUIREMENTS

    • ONLY US citizens or permanent residents can apply.
    • Applicants should be undergraduate students.
    • They should have completed data structures, computer algorithms classes, or their equivalence.
    • Good knowledge of at least one programming language is required (knowing R is a plus).
    • Women, minorities, first generation, and two-year college students are encouraged to apply.

    PREFERENCES

    Strong candidates have some background in biology and computer programing. However, exceptionally capable candidates with little background who are highly motivated for learning new concepts and techniques will be considered. Ability for critical thinking and independent learning, writing code, and excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.

    Other preferred qualifications: A record in publishing scientific papers, familiarity with machine learning, mathematics, computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, R, prior research experience in a related field, or experience in multidisciplinary research can increase chance of acceptance.

    LOCALE

    Greater Austin Area, TX, USA

    COMPENSATION

    • Stipend: $4,500 for 9 weeks
    • Travel reimbursement of up to $600
    • Free on-campus housing
    • Meal allowance: $100 per week

    HOW TO APPLY

    Interested candidates are encouraged to first email a current CV to Dr. Habil Zare. While the position is open until filled, late communication can decrease chance of acceptance. Also, the candidate should apply to the Department of Computer Science at Texas State University before the university deadline, March 1, 2016.

    Visit http://cs.txstate.edu/~h_z14/ for the PI's contact information,
    Visit http://reuiot.cs.txstate.edu/index.php/2014-01-31-04-09-25/projects-2016 for a short description of the proposed project and also other available REUIOT projects, and
    Visit http://reuiot.cs.txstate.edu/images/docs/flyer_2016.pdf for detailed information on the corresponding REUIOT program.

    DEADLINE

    March1 2016, see the above website for the details.

    POLICY

    Texas State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women, minority, and international candidates.

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