Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Department of Stem Cell Biology
Dr. Pooja Gupta
Kussmaulallee 4
91054 Erlangen
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Dr. Pooja Gupta
Group Leader
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Job-Nr.: 12390
The Department of Stem Cell Biology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen invites applications for a PhD position in a newly established research group in Bioinformatics for Multi-Omics. The PhD project is part of a BMFTR-funded research initiative applying artificial intelligence to integrate multi-omics data for biomarker discovery in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Your tasks:
- Analyze large-scale transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic datasets
- Implement and evaluate machine learning models for disease subtyping and biomarker discovery
- Contribute to the construction of multi-layer molecular networks
- Work closely with clinicians and wet-lab researchers
- Present results at international conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals
Essential experience/qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Data Science, Systems Biology, or a closely related quantitative field
- Solid programming skills in Python and/or R (experience with scientific libraries and data analysis workflows is required)
- Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning
- Prior experience with high-throughput biological data (e.g., RNA-seq, proteomics, metabolomics)
- Experience with Linux/HPC environments and version control (Git) is highly desirable
- Demonstrated interest in AI-driven biomedical research and translational applications
- Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary team
- Very good English communication skills (written and spoken)
25.025 Stunden
auf 36 Monate befristet
ab 01.04.2026
Eingruppierung gemäß TV-L
Bewerbungsfrist 31.03.2026
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