PhD scholarship in Bioinformatics for Clinical Diagnostics

If you are passionate about bioinformatics and the potential it holds for improving clinical diagnostics of hematological cancer, this is the position for you. At the Section for Bioinformatics at DTU Health Technology, you will work at the forefront of bioinformatics research and the application of bioinformatics to support clinical decision making. We offer a PhD scholarship in bioinformatics, where you will join the Single Cell Omics group at the section for Bioinformatics. You will use you bioinformatics skills to become a field leader in the application of bioinformatics for clinical diagnostics.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your overall focus will be to develop machine learning models for clinical diagnostics based on single cell cytometry data. You will work closely with the members of the Single Cell Omics group at Section for Bioinformatics, at DTU Health Technology.

Your primary tasks will be:

• Participating in research activities relating to development of bioinformatics methods for clinical diagnostics
• Acting as teaching assistant on bachelor’s and master’s level courses in bioinformatics
• Co-supervising bachelor’s and master’s students taking part in smaller research projects

The successful candidate for this position will have the following qualifications:

• Deep understanding of single cell cytometry data, including flow and mass cytometry
• Deep understanding of, and experience with immunophenotyping using data generated with the abovementioned methods
• Deep understanding of, and experience with both supervised and unsupervised clustering and classification algorithms for single cell data
• Experience with batch correction of single cell data

You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see the DTU PhD Guide .

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Lars Rønn Olsen at [email protected]

You can read more about the department at https://www.healthtech.dtu.dk/

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark .

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 26 November 2021(Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
• Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and Excel spreadsheet here )

You may apply prior to ob­tai­ning your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Health Tech educates the engineers of the future, and develop new technology and solutions with a vision to improve people's life before, during and after they are patients.

We do this in close collaboration with the health sector, industry, academia and other health partners, because we believe that the best results and ideas often occur in a close collaboration between different sectors.

At DTU Health Tech, we have identified six Flagships that define our department, and where we in particular invite external partners for collaboration.

The department's unique interdisciplinary academic environment with competences in among other things physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer science support our goal of developing world-class technology, knowledge and innovation in the health area to benefit patients and society.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 12,900 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.