We are hiring......
We have one fully-funded PhD/MSc position in bioinformatics to start in January/May/September, 2018. The successful candidate should have a thesis-based Master's degree (two-years program) in broadly defined life science for applying for PhD. He or she should have solid background in cancer biology or human genetics. The successful candidate should have a GPA >3.5 of 4.5 (University of Manitoba scale).
To apply for the position, please send a CV, transcripts, related reports/publications written in English to Dr. Pingzhao Hu at pingzhao.hu@umanitoba.ca.
Graduate Students
For applicants trained in computer science or computer engineering, you can apply for graduate student positions in my lab through Department of Computer Science (https://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/graduate/) or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (http://umanitoba.ca/ece/pros_students/grad/admissions.html).
For applicants with human genetics or bioinformatics background andstrong programming skill, you can apply for graduate student positions in my lab through Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/biochem/9923.html).
For applicants trained in statistics, mathematics or biostatistics, you can apply for graduate student positions in my lab through Department of Community Health Sciences (Biostatistics stream) (http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/family_medicine/media/biostats_overview.April8.2015.pdf) or Department of Statistics (http://umanitoba.ca/statistics/programs/graduate/).
Our admission deadlines are
Start Date
| Department Deadline (Canada/US)
| Grad Studies Deadline (Canada/US)
| Department Deadline (International)
| Grad Studies Deadline (International)
|
September
| May 15
| July 1
| February 15
| April 1
|
January
| September 15
| November 1
| June 15
| August 1
|
May
| January 15
| March 1
| October 15
| December 1
|
July
| March 15
| May 1
| December 15
| February 1
|
We accept both full-time and part-time graduate students. Applicants should send Dr. Pingzhao Hu their CV, transcripts and English test resultsif required.
Postdoc
Applicants should contact the PI by email for research opportunities if you
- have solid training in machine learning, data mining or statistics
- have excellent publication records
Summer, Co-op and Internship Research
We have internal funds to support 1-2 summer, co-op or internship research students every year.
Applicants should have background in statistics, computer science or human genetics with strong programming skill.
Applicants who are interested in applying for federal and local fundings (NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award, CIHR Undergraduate Summer Student Health Research Award and University of Manitoba Undergraduate Summer Research Award) for summer research, please contact the PI to discuss the applications as early as possible.
For all aplicants, you should have a GPA >3.8.
Medical Students and Residents
Medical students and residents at University of Manitoba can contact the PI by email for research opportunities.
Undergraduate Research
Please contact the PI by email for research opportunities.
Visiting Professors and Visiting Students
The Hu lab hosts visiting professors and students' long- and short-term research.