Institute of Mathematical Sciences jobs for Ph.D. Programme Computational Biology in Chennai. Last Date to apply: 20 Apr 2016
Job Description
Ph.D. Programme in Computational Biology conducts Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Structure of Programme : Before embarking on their research, students have three semesters of coursework, which consists of seven core courses, to be carried out at IMSc; elective courses, which may be taken at IMSc or at other institutions by mutual consent; and lab rotations, at collaborating labs in other institutions. The core coursework covers essentials of modern biology, essential techniques from physics, mathematics, statistics and computer science, physics of proteins and biomolecules, biological sequence analysis and algorithms, and systems biology. Elective coursework covers various topics in greater depth. Following the coursework and a comprehensive examination, students will embark on research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
Current areas of interest include :
Biophysics and mechanobiology
Systems and network biology
Pattern formation and dynamics
Biomolecular modelling
Regulatory genomics
Evolutionary biology
Computational neuroscience
Infectious disease modelling
Ecology
Eligibility : Masters degree in any branch of science or engineering OR 4-year Bachelor's degree (B.Tech, B.E. or equivalent) in engineering/science. Valid test score from any national research entrance examination (UGC-CSIR NET, JEST, GATE, NBHM, DBT BINC, etc). Test scores must be valid as of June 2016.
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The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), founded in 1962 and based in the verdant surroundings of the CIT campus in Chennai, is a national institution which promotes fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the mathematical and physical sciences: Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, as well as in many interdisciplinary fields. Around a hundred researchers, including faculty members, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students, are members of the Institute at any given time, in addition to a large number of visitors from all over the world.
