We are looking for motivated students with a strong background in programming for bioinformatics research. You can join our current projects or come with your own ideas. Available positions (with stipends) are listed below. To apply, please send your CV with personal information, education, working/research experiences publication list, master/bachelor transcripts to [email protected]
PhD position in Bioinformatics/Computer Science:
The Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group at the University of Macau is looking for a motivated PhD student in Bioinformatics or Computer Science to work on a research project focusing on the flexible receptor protein-ligand docking algorithms for computer-aided drug design. The candidate will be working as part of a team in developing novel metaheuristic algorithms and scoring functions for large-scale, highly flexible protein-ligand docking problems.
Duration: 2-3 years, PhD studentship starting at Aug 2015
Creating Tomorrow Today - The University of Macau
Pre-requisites: The ideal candidate would be a master degree holder in Bioinformatics or related disciplines with knowledge in Medical sciences or Life sciences. Knowledge in programming (C and C++) and Linux scripting are necessary; experience in molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations or molecular modeling is an advantage. The candidate should be fluent in spoken and written English; preference will be given to applicants with good publication records in relevant areas.
To apply: Send your current CV, your academic transcripts, a letter of motivation and research interests, two letters of recommendations from academic faculty to Dr. Shirley Siu at shirleysiu[at]umac.mo before March 2015.
Master thesis on a Bioinformatics topic (full-time, master student)
Duration: 1-2 years
Pre-requisites: UM master student with good knowledge of linux, programming, interested in bioinformatics problems; knowledge of machine learning techniques, matlab/R, python is an advantage
Suggested topics: (1) Knowledge-based scoring function for membrane protein structure prediction, (2) algorithms for rapid conformational search with application on protein-protein, protein-ligand, or protein-solid surface structure predictions, (3) GPU programming for bioinformatic problems.
The Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group at the University of Macau is looking for a motivated PhD student in Bioinformatics or Computer Science to work on a research project focusing on the flexible receptor protein-ligand docking algorithms for computer-aided drug design. The candidate will be working as part of a team in developing novel metaheuristic algorithms and scoring functions for large-scale, highly flexible protein-ligand docking problems.
