EMBL International PhD Programme -Fall Recruitment 2013 & 2014

Interview Dates	28-29 August 2013, EMBL Grenoble
	28-30 August 2013, EMBL-EBI Hinxton
	28-30 August 2013, EMBL Hamburg
	29-30 August 2013, EMBL Monterotondo
	02-04 September 2013, EMBL Heidelberg

Spring Recruitment 2014

Call for applications for the Spring Recruitment 2014 is now open. Please apply here.

Information to applicants: The EMBL does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees). The EMBL does not concern itself with information on bank accounts.

Application opens	12 August 2013 CET (GMT +1)
Registration Deadline	11 November 2013, 23:59 CET (GMT +1)  via the Online Application Form.
Submission Deadline	18 November 2013, 23:59 CET (GMT +1)
Reference Deadline	20 November 2013, 23:59 CET (GMT +1)
Interview Dates	Will be published closer to the time.
	Full details about the interview procedure will be sent only to invited candidates.

Reference Requirements

You can submit your application irrespective of the fact if your referees have completed the online reference form or not, as the submission does not impede referees access to the application.

Referees must submit their online references by latest 20 November 2013, 23:59 CET (GMT +1). We strongly suggest that you complete the 'general info' and 'references' part of the online application first in order to give your referees enough time to complete the reference online. Furthermore please make sure to contact your referees before completing this part in order to find out if they are available and willing to provide a reference. It is applicant's responsibility to ensure that references reach us on time.

As stated within the online application form we only accept references provided through institutional email accounts.

Only in cases where the referee does not have one, i.e. only holds a 'hotmail', 'gmail' etc. account, we ask you to:

1. Complete the form with the available email address.
2. Inform your referee NOT to complete the online form.
3. Ask your referee to send a reference letter on institutional headed paper as a PDF document topredocs@embl.de
4. Ask your referee to include your application ID number (5 digits) in the reference letter.

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EMBO Practical Course on Metabolomics Bioinformatics for Life Scientists

Overview

This course will provide an overview of key issues that affect metabolomics studies,bioinformatics tools, and procedures for the analysis of metabolomics data. It will be delivered using a mixture of lectures, computer-based practical sessions and interactive discussions. The course will provide a platform for discussion of the key questions and challenges in the field of metabolomics.

Audience

This course is aimed at PhD students and researchers with a minimum of one year’ s experience in the field of metabolomics who are seeking to improve their skills in metabolomics data analysis. Participants must have experience using R (including a basic understanding of the syntax and ability to manipulate objects) and the UNIX/LINUX operating system.

Syllabus, Tools and Resources

During this course you will learn about…

• Metabolomics study design, workflow and sources of experimental error
• Metabolomics data processing: R, XCMS, MetFrag, NMR tools, …
• Metabolomics data analysis: R, Bioconductor, data fusion, univariate and multivariate data analysis, data clustering and correlation methods…
• Metabolomics downstream analyses: MetExplore, Cytoscape plugin, metabolic pathway analysis, visualisation, differential expression, metabolomics flux.
• Metabolomics standards and databases: data dissemination and deposition in EBI-MetaboLights, ISATools and COSMOS

Learning Objectives

After this course you should be able to…

• Discuss major principles of metabolomics experimental design and factors that impact upon subsequent analysis
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in a variety of metabolomics analytical approaches
• Use a range of Bioinformatics software to pre-process, process and analyse metabolomics data
• Discuss current trends and challenges in metabolomics

Application registration closes 17 January 2014 (12:00 midday GMT). There will be a maximum of 25 participants on this course. Successful applicants will be notified by 31 January 2014 and will then be asked to confirm their place on the course by re-registering and paying the course fee.

Contact: 

Reza Salek , EMBL-EBI & Cambridge University, UK

Bioinformatics with Systems Biology (MSc) @ Birkbeck university of london

Bioinformatics with Systems Biology (MSc)

Programme status: Fully Approved

Bioinformatics is a discipline that has arisen from the need to extract biologically useful information from the vast quantities of raw experimental data presently being generated in the biosciences.

This postgraduate degree is designed for students from a range of scientific backgrounds, who are particularly interested in the study of computational and scientific developments in bioinformatics, and the application of this knowledge to the fields of molecular and biological science.

• Why study this course at Birkbeck?
• Course structure
• Learning resources
• Further study opportunities
• Careers and employability
• Further details
• Apply now

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