Research Fellowship for a Master student - Ref. IMM/BI/20-2021

Work Plan and Objectives:

• The candidate will be integrated into a multidisciplinary team aiming to develop and apply pipelines of phylogenetic analysis to high-throughput sequencing data;
• Active participation in the development of new analysis and visualization methods for phylogenetic and population structure analysis of important human pathogens;
• Evaluation of existing methodologies for phylogenetic inference for the analysis of thousands of strains;
• Participation in the analysis of sets of strains of interest and development of specific tools for the species of interest;
• Collaborating in the creation of user-friendly interfaces for the methods developed.

Predicted start date, duration and renewal conditions: The fellowship contract is predicted to start in October 2021, for a period of 5 (five) months on an exclusive basis, eventually renewable until the maximum stipulated in applicable regulations, not exceeding the eligibility period of the project (predicted to end in 31/03/2022).

Application documents: - Motivation Letter; - Detailed CV; - BSc certificate (please check the “NOTE” in Fellowship recipients); - Contact of 1 reference; - Candidate’s declaration of honor indicating previous fellowships, if any, its typology and duration. The non-compliance with these requirements determines the immediate rejection of the application. In case the applicant does not have yet the required degree certificate, a declaration of honor stating the conclusion of the necessary qualifications for the purposes of this process will be accepted and must be sent by the end date of the call.

Deadlines and application process: The call will be open from 14th of September until 27th of September 2021. Applications should be addressed to Human resources through the email [email protected] , by indicating the reference of the fellowship. The non-compliance with these requirements determines the immediate rejection of the application.

Fellowship contracting: The Fellowship is granted through the signature of a contract between iMM and the selected fellow and after the fellow send the following mandatory documents: copy of identification document (in case of non-European citizens is mandatory the work visa / valid resident permit), document proving the required academic degree and the document proving the enrollment in a MSc course.

Applicants with academic degrees obtained abroad will be required to present a certificate of recognition in accordance with the applicable regulation. This document is mandatory only in the contracting phase.