PhD Position - Co-Regulation Structures for Large-Scale Single-Cell Transcriptomics | Doktorand (m/w/d)
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Job Summary
This PhD position at Forschungszentrum Jülich, within the Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth and Energy (HDS-LEE), focuses on developing cutting-edge methods for constructing robust co-regulation networks from large single-cell and spatial transcriptomics datasets. The successful candidate will design and implement clustering and integration approaches, utilize ontologies and metadata to build context-specific networks, and apply these networks for gene function and protein-protein functional relationship prediction. This role involves close collaboration with experimental partners for result validation and requires contributing to open-source software tools. It is an excellent opportunity for candidates with strong data science, computational, or life/material science backgrounds to tackle grand societal challenges in a highly international and interdisciplinary research environment, preparing them to become the next generation of data scientists.
Required Skills
Education
Master’s degree in mathematics, computer science, physics, material science, earth science, life science, engineering, or a related field; Strong academic background; Bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts required; Two reference letters required
Experience
- Prior experience with single-cell data analysis, network analysis, or machine learning is a plus
- Professional experience in data science application domains: life and medical sciences, earth sciences, energy systems, or material sciences
- Experience in collaborating with internal and external project partners
Languages
Additional
- TOEFL or equivalent English proficiency exemption required; Motivation for academic development; Interest in contributing to open-source software tools; Location constraints (Forschungszentrum Jülich, HHU Düsseldorf, and Aarhus)
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