Doctoral and Postdoctoral Positions, TU Dortmund University
Category : Alumni
Opportunity Description
In the Research Training Group (RTG 2624) innovative biostatistical methods for the analysis of high-dimensional data for modelling and risk assessment in toxicology are developed and applied. The three project areas are regression, prediction and integration (see picture above).
Doctoral researchers acquire knowledge in toxicology and develop statistical methods for pharmacological and environmental toxicology, optimally exploiting the flood of high-dimensional complex molecular data.
Qualifications
- A master’s degree in statistics, biostatistics or in a related field (mathematics, bioinformatics, computer science or epidemiology with significant share of statistics) with short study time and very good grades
- Experience or strong interest in medical, biological or toxicological applications, proven, e.g., by a corresponding minor subject in the master study programme or by life- science oriented work as student or in master thesis
- High motivation to perform and scientific interest in topics of the RTG, demonstrated in a motivation letter and in the personal communication during application process.
Program Offerings & Benefits
- Embedding in a high-profile research environment
- Doctoral students will work in interdisciplinary projects, with joint supervision by leading international experts from both statistics and toxicology, at the institutions:
- TU Dortmund University (lead university)
- Heinrich-Heine-UniversityDüsseldorf
- IfADo (Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors), Dortmund
- IUF (Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine), Düsseldorf
- Elaborate qualification programme with courses in statistics, biostatistics, data science, bioinformatics and toxicology, in addition regular seminars, as well as talks and short courses from visiting researchers
- Wide range of qualification courses provided by the graduate centres at TU Dortmund and HHU Düsseldorf
- Improvement of science communication skills by presenting your research in seminars and conferences, with funding for visiting international conferences.
How to Apply
- For information on research projects and on the job application process, please see the website of the RTG
- Please send complete applications including a motivation letter that also prioritizes one or two of the research projects of the RTG to: Prof. Dr. Jörg Rahnenführer, Fakultät Statistik, TU Dortmund, Vogelpothsweg 87, 44227 Dortmund
- For any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Jörg Rahnenführer under the email address grk2624 [at] statistik [dot] tu-dortmund
