Laura Carroll and Eric Libby are recruiting a PhD student as
part of a national Data-Driven Life Sciences (DDLS) program in
Sweden. The student will be based at the Integrated Science Lab (IceLab,
https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/integrated-science-lab-icelab/)
at Umeå University, a recently awarded 'Center of Research
Excellence'. The PhD position is fully funded with a variety of career
and scientific development opportunities from both DDLS and IceLab. The
PhD will be in Computational Sciences and thus interested applicants
must have a masters degree in a computational science.

The PhD projectaddresses a fundamental topic in evolution concerning how
and why microbes interact in the ways they do. We know that microbes
have many possible options, or strategies, regarding what resources
they consume to grow. Depending on these choices, pairs of microbes
may either compete or cooperate. What actually happens depends on the
ability of microbes to correctly assess the situation, i.e. solve a type
of inference problem. Yet, little is known about the difficulty of this
inference problem or what heuristics organisms might evolve. The PhD
student will usemachine learning techniques to infer the mechanisms by
which microbes make decisions, bioinformatic techniques to compare these
mechanisms to empirical data, and game theory and modeling approaches to
improve our understanding. The project has many exciting directions and
opportunities for different quantitative tools and approaches.The last
day to apply is June 17, 2024 with an expected start date in Fall 2024.

Information about the DDLS program:
This position is part of a national data-driven life science (DDLS)
program recruitment. DDLS uses data, computational methods, and artificial
intelligence to study biological systems and processes at all levels,
from molecular structures and cellular processes to human health and
global ecosystems. The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program
for DDLS aims to recruit and train the next generation of data-driven
life scientists and to create globally leading computational and data
science capabilities in Sweden. The program is funded with a total of
3.1 billion SEK (about 290 MUSD) over 12 years from the Knut and Alice
Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation. In 2024, the DDLS Research School will be
launched, and 20 academic and seven industrial PhD students will be
recruited. During the course of the DDLS program, more than 260 PhD
students and 200 postdocs will be part of the Research School. The
DDLS program has four strategic areas: cell and molecular biology,
evolution and biodiversity, precision medicine and diagnostics,
epidemiology and biology of infection. For more information, please see
https://www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/ddls-research-school/

Apply here:

This is an open call. Please see the following link
for more information and details on how to apply.
https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/phd-position-in-computational-sciences-within-the-national-data-driven-life-sciences-program--_727379/

Questions?
If you have any questions please contact Eric Libby (eric.libby@umu.se)
or Laura Carroll (laura.carroll@umu.se).

Eric Libby <eric.libby@umu.se>

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