Fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship within evolutionary/functional genomics in Norway

The project aims to understand the phenotypic/adaptive/gene regulation effects of structural variants by using statistical genomics and multi-omics data sets of Atlantic salmon.

Competence The successful applicant must meet the conditions defined for admission to a PhD programme at NMBU. The applicant must have an academically relevant education corresponding to a five-year Norwegian degree programme, where 120 credits are at master's degree level. The applicant must have a documented strong academic background in genomics and be able to document proficiency in both written and oral English. For more detailed information on the admission criteria please see the PhD Regulations and the relevant PhD programme description. The applicant must document expertise and interest in the research subject.

Required Academic qualifications

Master’s degree in genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary genetics, or a similar field (120 credits). Experience with large genome data analysis Experience with command-line-based operation of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) system Experience/familiarity with R, Python, and other programming languages Statistical/population genomics knowledge (For example, PLINK, VCFTools, GCTA)

The following experiences and skills will be emphasized:

Experience with RNA-sequencing, or eQTL, GWAS or similar functional genomics analysis (For example, DeSeq2, Kallisto, STAR)

You need to:

Have good collaborative skills and high motivation. You will closely work with another PhD student. Work with initiative and creative views. Have analytical and academic approaches to research questions. Be proficient in English, both written and spoken. Fish genomics expertise and Norwegian language skill are NOT necessarily required at the time of application.

For more details on the position and to apply please visit this page: And here is a video:

The applications can be submitted by Aug 15th through the webpage above.