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Departmentof Biochemistry ,Western University MSc/PhD positions inartificial intelligence for Bioinformatics Lab website: https://phulab.org/positions
Description: The Hu lab in the Departmentof Biochemistry at Western University,Canada has multiple fully funded MSc/PhD positions in artificial intelligencefor bioinformatics. Western University ranks within the top 10 research-intensiveuniversities in Canada and top 200 in the world (The Times HigherEducation World University Rankings 2023). Dr. Hu is a Canada ResearchChair in Computational Approaches to Health Research and has excellentexperience in mentoring trainees at different levels. Many of his trainees havereceived international and national awards, accepted into top graduate schools(like Oxford, Cambridge, UCLA, CMU, Toronto, UBC, McGill), employed inhigh-tech companies (like Google, Microsoft, Amazon), and landed tenure-trackprofessor position with nomination for Canada Research Chair. The successful candidates can be registered in CollaborativeSpecialization in Machine Learning in Health and Biomedical Sciences(uwo.ca/sci/datascience/graduate/collaborative-specialization-ml-health-biomedical.html)in the Hu lab through the Department of Biochemistry.
Responsibilities:The successful candidate is expected to join aninterdisciplinary team to apply and develop innovative deep learning algorithmsto analyze multimodal data in one or two of the areas: genomic data integration,single cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics, and drug design and discovery.
Qualifications:1). A minimum BSc degree in broadly defined lifescience/medicine, bioinformatics, chemistry, or other quantitative areas (e.g.physics, biostatistics, statistics, computer science, electrical engineeringand math). For candidates with only BSc degree but want to apply for PhDprogram, they can be transferred into PhD program in the end of first year andall the courses taken in the first year will be counted as a part of the PhDprogram. 2). Somebackground life science and /or chemistry and proficientin using different deep learning architectures in PyTorch. 3). have solid programming skills (R, Python and/orC, etc.), and acquaintance with Linux. 4). GPA>80%. 5). Strong written andcommunication skills. 6). meet one of the following English test requirement:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):250, computer based; internet based test (iBT) 90, with no individual scorelower than 22; International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): 6.5 outof 9;
Application:Individuals interested in this position shouldsubmit a cover letter clearly indicating their research interest, a curriculumvitae, and transcripts. All application materials must be submitted as PDFs ina single email to Dr. Pingzhao Hu (phu49@uwo.ca). We appreciate all who express interests in thisposition, only those candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
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