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From: "Fernanda Rezende" <frezendeufl.edu>
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Subject: PhD Scholarship Opportunity at University of Florida
(Deadline: Jan 23)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:26:06 -0600
The Statistical Genetics and Genomics Group of the Department of Animal
Sciences at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, U.S. is seeking
for a highly motivated PhD Student.
Field of work:
The work will focus on quantitative genetics and multi-omics analyses
(genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and volatilomics) of phenotypic
traits of economic interest in beef cattle.
Responsibilities:
- Conducting field data collection
- Performing image analysis
- Implementing genome-wide association analyses
- Developing multi-omic predictions for economic important traits
- Supervising undergraduate students and collaborating with graduate students
on research projects
- Publishing results in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals
- Communicating results at scientific conferences and stakeholder-oriented
meetings
Requirements:
- Master's degree in Animal Breeding/Genetics/Genomics
- Good statistical/computational background
- Experience in quantitative genetics
- Self-motivated and driven
- Good communication and writing skills
- At least 2 peer-reviewed scientific publications as 1st author
- High work ethic, motivation, and creativity
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Advantageous are:
- Experience of current methods in molecular genetics (GWAS, GS, WGS, scRNAseq),
microbiome and bioinformatics
- Experience of multiomic analysis
Application documents:
- Cover letter with a statement of research interest
- Complete Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of reference
- Academic transcripts
If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, send your informative
documents as one PDF document directly by email to Dr. Rezende at
frezendeufl.edu with the subject “PhD in statistical genetics and omics”.
Estimated annual salary: $30,000 with a tuition waiver.
Application deadline is January 23, 2025.
Fernanda M. Rezende, Ph.D. | she/her/hers
Assistant Professor of Statistical Genetics and Quantitative Genomics
University of Florida | Department of Animal Sciences
L.E. "Red" Larson Dairy Science building | Bldg. 499 Room 106 B
2250 Shealy Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
PO Box 110910
Office: 352.294.6988 | frezendeufl.edu
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