Graduate student positions (2-year Master's program) to conduct research
in bioinformatics

The Gruenstaeudl lab (https://gruenstaeudl-lab.com/) at Fort Hays State
University (FHSU) in Hays, Kansas is starting an NIH-funded research
project in the area of genomic data mining and bioinformatic software
development and is recruiting graduate students with a strong background
in bioinformatics, data science or computer sciencewho are interested
in enrolling in a 2-year Master's programstarting in spring 2025.

Details:

The lab is offering three grant-funded graduate student positions
for students with a background in bioinformatics, data science or
computer science. Each position includes (i) graduate assistantships
for the spring and fall semester, (ii) a summer internship, and
(iii) university-sponsored tuition waivers (excluding tuition fee)
for in-person classes (max. 9 credit hours per semester), each for at
least one year of the 2-year degree program. An equal compensation
during the second year of the program is possible, contingent on
a reasonable research progress. Funding for the attendance of at
least one national-level science conference, in which the students
will present their research, is also available. The positions are
part of the Master of Science in Biology graduate program at FHSU
(https://www.fhsu.edu/biology/biology-graduate-studies/), and students can
choose graduate-level courses from biology as well as other departments
(e.g., computer science or mathematics) to fulfill the degree requirements
as long as the selected courses fit the student's graduate research
project and the departmental guidelines. The start date of these
positions, as well as of enrollment in the graduate program, is the
beginning of spring semester 2025.

Students with programming experience in either Python or R are encouraged
to contact Dr. Michael Gruenstaeudl m_gruenstaeudl@fhsu.edu to learn more
about this opportunity and the research project. To do so, please send a
brief message with your academic background and your career goals, your
current CV/resume, and an example of a recent coding project of yours
(e.g., a GitHub link).

Michael Gruenstaeudl, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Fort Hays State University

https://gruenstaeudl-lab.com/

Michael Gruenstaeudl <m_gruenstaeudl@fhsu.edu>

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