DESCRIPTION:
We are continuing to recruit several Ph. D. students in bioinformatics, computational biology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi. The bioinformatics and computational biology students will focus on understanding fundamental biological problems and human diseases by integrative data mining of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics data, as well as developing novel tools and managing new data resources.

REQUIREMENTS:
The qualified applicants should hold a Bachelor�s or Master�s degree in any biology and/ or computer/statistics related majors. For the bioinformatics and computational biology program, students with both biology and computer/statistics related backgrounds are preferred, but not required. Tuition will be fully waived and a competitive stipend will be offered.

LOCALE

The university is located in Hattiesburg which was recently chosen as one of five cities listed as "Best Small Metro Areas."

HOW TO APPLY:
If interested, please send your resume with names of three references to:

Dr. Youping Deng, Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39401, USA
Lablink: http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w536952/

Email: youping.deng[at]usm.edu