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Job Description: Applicants should have a good background in Physics, Chemistry or related subjects and are expected to obtain their Laurea Specialistica or equivalent degree by Autumn 2011.

Applicants will be first screened based on their CV (educational track record, letters of presentation, preprints or publications). Those that pass the preliminary screening will be invited to participate to the local selection taking place around mid April 2011.

Admitted students will have the opportunity to follow a one-year educational program in an international and interdisciplinary environment, followed by two or three years of active research in one of the following areas:

* structural bioinformatics,
* statistical mechanics of complex molecular systems,
* biomolecular simulations,
* simulations of rare events.

For further information about the available research lines, and past entrance exams see the Statistical and Biological Physics Sector website.

To apply:
The application should be filled exclusively online at the following address: www.sissa.it/applications/phd . The application deadline is March 31st.
Notice that SISSA can cover, in full or in part, the expenses of students who are admitted to the local entrance exam. Please contact phd@sissa.it for further information.

About SISSA:
The International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste. SISSA was the first Italian university to offer the PhD degree, and has continued to do so with notable success. Since its founding in 1978, SISSA has prepared more than 500 young people for careers in research and teaching.

According to a recent independent comprehensive academic survey SISSA is the leading Italian university in terms of density of top scientists. In the latest evaluation of the Italian university system (CIVR) it was judged as the most exciting of the small research centers in Italy in physics and mathematics and came second in biology.

Facilities:
People who study at SISSA, which is situated in the campus in Via Bonomea in a park of over 100,000 m2, have access to an excellent library which is open 24 hours a day; they have a computer at their disposal with which to connect to the huge resources for scientific computing and internet services; they receive support in finding accommodation in the city from the housing service and a monthly contribution from the School towards the rent; on the campus they can find a restaurant, kindergarten, and meditation and music rooms. Students from non-European Union countries have their enrolment in the Italian national health service reimbursed. Female students receive a contribution during their maternity leave. Students are awarded scholarships for the entire duration of their training programmes.
Job Description: A post-doctoral position is available in the group of evolutionary genomics of cancer at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan (Italy) to work on the detection of cancer-associated mutations. The project will concern the re-sequencing of the whole exome in breast cancer patients using next generation sequencing technologies. Candidates should hold a PhD in biology, genetics or medical statistics. Independence in computer programming is required, proficiency in statistics is advantageous.
Location: University of Oxford, UK
Deadline for application: February 11, 2011 - 5PM (UK TIME)
Salary: £28,983 - £35,646 p.a.
Contact persons: Dr Francesca Buffa, Professor Adrian L Harris
Contact email: francesca.buffa@imm.ox.ac.uk,aharris.lab@imm.ox.ac.uk

Location: Saint John, University of New Brunswick, US
Duration: full-time
Salary: $39901-$51873 per annum
Deadline: January 11, 2011
Email: employsj@unbsj.ca
Research Analyst
The Microsoft Research - University of Trento
COSBI Centre for Computational and Systems Biology
Location: Trento/Rovereto, Italy
Salary on grant: according to CV
Contact person: Giulia Calabrò
Email: hr@cosbi.eu
Web page: www.cosbi.eu