Three (3) PhD Scholarships in Microbiome & Antimicrobial Resistance Research, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark (2015-2016)

The National Food Institute (DTU Food) seeks qualified candidates for 3 vacant PhD positions to work in the area of genomics-based analyses of the microbiome. The PhD students will be affiliated with the Genomic Epidemiology Research Group, which studies medically relevant and foodborne microorganisms. The research group is EU and WHO reference laboratory for antimicrobial resistance, and combines expertise in conventional and molecular microbiology with epidemiology and bioinformatics. The DTU Food group is together with DTU Systems Biology, and several partners worldwide developing a global real-time system for surveillance and diagnostics of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (http://www.genomicepidemiology.org/, www.globalmicrobialidentifier.org). The three PhD scholarships are supported by two EU projects (EFFORT (FP7), COMPARE (H2020)), and internal DTU funding.

The ideal candidates have a background in areas such as microbiology, molecular biology, bioinformatics and/or microbial ecology. Preferably, the candidates have experience with the isolation of DNA for next-generation sequencing, and the handling of complex microbial samples. Proficiency in programming languages, such as JavaScript, HTML5, perl, python, and/or R would be a benefit. The ideal candidates are ambitious and have a strong drive for obtaining high-quality results, and are interested in working in an international research environment. They should be able to work independently and able to plan and carry out complex tasks, while also being well integrated into a large and dynamic research group.

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