PhD position in Computational Phylogenetics

As a PhD student you will devise mutation models, develop inference algorithms, implement them in our Rust code-base, and evaluate the methods by simulation and on real data.

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff. The PhD position is based at the Research Centre for Bioinformatics co-headed by Dr. Manuel Gil and Prof. Maria Anisimova. It is funded by a DIZH Senior Fellowship awarded to Dr. Manuel Gil. The PhD student will be formally enrolled at the University of Zurich. Our centre is part of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, which provides additional training and networking opportunities. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation.

• You should have a MSc in Computer Science, Computational Science, Computational Biology, Statistics / Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, with a strong background in:

• Algorithms, particularly combinatorial optimization

• Stochastic modelling

• Computational inferential statistics

• Programming, ideally in Rust and/or C++

• Knowledge of phylogenetics, and/or an understanding of neural networks is an advantage.