[bioinformatics] PhD( MSU,USA)

One or two PhD positions are available for fall 2009 in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, USA. Successful applicants will enroll as TA or RA with monthly stipend. The main research direction is bioinformatics.

Being a rapid-growing interdisciplinary area, bioinformatics is full of exciting challenges. At MSU, a varienty of research projects in bioinformatics are being conducted by faculty from different disciplines. PhD students will have opportunies to collaborate with researchers not only from Computer Science, but also from the departments of molecular biology, plant biology, and mathematics.

Recently, the graduate program of CSE has been ranked 18th in the USA among all computer science graduate programs in an article published in Communications of the ACM. MSU enjoys a large, park-like campus with outlying research facilities and natural areas. East
Lansing, the home of MSU, is located directly east of Lansing, the capital of state of Michigan. East Lansing is known as a safe, beautiful, friendly city with very reasonable living cost.

Applicants should have a Bachelor or Master degree (or expect to receive the degree before Fall 2009) in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related disciplines. Applicants with a strong mathematical background and/or hands-on experiences with bioinformatics are particularly welcome to apply.

To apply, please complete the online application by following the procedure at http://www.cse.msu.edu/?Pg=18&Col=2,and indicate your interest in Bioinformatics in the academic statement. After submitting the applicaiton, email your application number to Dr. Yanni Sun(yannisun@cse.msu.edu) with subject "PhD applicant". For more information about possible research projects, please visit www.cse.msu.edu/~yannisun/.

All inquiries about the positions should be made to Dr. Yanni Sun (yannisun@cse.msu.edu).