PhD Position in Bioinformatics (m/f/d)

Deutsches Herzzentrum München

The German Heart Center Munich of the Free State of Bavaria is a clinic at the School of Medicine and Health,
Technical University of Munich with an international reputation and
state-of-the-art research and medical facilities. The Laboratory of
Population Genomics and Functional Genomics at the Department of
Cardiology is seeking:

Bioinformatics PhD positions (m/f/d)

Project description:

The
bioinformatics project aims to identify cell type-specific effects of
obesity and coronary artery disease loci by integrating data of
single-cell RNA sequencing and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) (Details). A supporting biological team will help to screen and validate potential therapeutic gene targets from your analysis.

What you bring:

• Master’s student in biology, life sciences, bioengineering, biomedicine, or bioinformatics
• Experience with R or Python (skills of bioinformatics analysis on single-cell RNAseq data will be a plus)
• Strong interest in cardiovascular research
• Accuracy and reliability, initiative, organizational skills, and a high sense of responsibility
• Very good written and spoken English
• High level of communication skills
• Ability to work in a team

Our offer:

• An employment contract initially limited to 3.5 years with longer-term prospects
• An integrated environment for a scientific career, including:
  • International colleagues (data scientists, biologists, and medical doctors)
  • Comprehensive
    research facilities (computation servers, a human genetic and tissue
    biobank, clinical data warehouse, biological labs, and animal facility)
  • Extended
    collaboration nationally and internationally, and consortium or
    foundation resources (DFG, SFB TRR267, DZHK, Corona-Stiftung, Deutsche
    Herzstiftung, et al)
• Staff restaurant
• Access to company fitness partner EGYM Wellpass in over 9,000 sports and health facilities across Germany
• Numerous discount opportunities through corporate benefits programs, bicycle leasing with JobBike Bayern, and other benefits

Severely disabled applicants (m/f/d) will be given preference if otherwise equally qualified.

Your application should include:

• Cover letter describing your research interest and why you are suitable for the position (max. 1 page)
• CV including a list of relevant publications
• Copy of the official academic transcript of your degree or a letter stating when your degree will be obtained
• Names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers for academic reference letters

Contact:

Zhifen Chen, PhD, Principal InvestigatorTelephone: +49 89 1218 2599Email: zhifen.chen@tum.de