Hasselt University announces, within the Center for Statistics, the UHasselt entity of the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics has the following positions (m/f) available:

6 PhD-students Biostatistics/Bioinformatics

PhD in statistical and bioinformatics methodology in life sciences studies:

• BOF Project: “A Powerful Modeling Framework for Efficient Design and Analysis of Life Sciences Studies”.(mandates WNI/2009/009-010-011)
• BOF Project: “Statistical Analysis of Isotope labeled MALDI TOF Mass Spectra”. (mandate WNI/2009/012)
• FWO Project: “A Flexible Method for Modeling Non-normal Hierarchical Data Structures”.(mandate WNI/2009/013)
• IWT Project: “Cell Line Based Compound Prioritization and Response Prediction”.(mandate WNI/2009/014)

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In the Institute for Materials Research (IMO) of Hasselt University, the following position (m/f) is available:

PhD Sensor technology (2×2 years)
(mandate WNI/2008/016-HO2)

The PhD student will conduct scientific research within the framework of development of sensor platforms for electronic characterisation of DNA mutations and related problems. More specifically, sensor arrays will be developed based on impedimetric and isocap-based sensor concepts. An important issue is the analysis of electric field and band structure effects at the interface between aqueous phases, molecular layers and semiconductor surfaces. Furthermore, attention will be focussed on the optimisation of the performance of the sensor arrays.

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The Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) of Hasselt University has a position available for a PhD Student for the project “Development and Characterisation of Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Nanotechnology and Applications in Advanced Electronic Devices, Chemo- and Bio-sensors”. This project runs in close collaboration with the Institute for Materials Research (IMO):

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Within The Biomedical Research Institute of Hasselt University, the  following position (m/f) is available:

Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroimmunology (2 years)
(mandate MBW/2009/002)

Research at the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED, Hasselt  University) focuses on disease mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and  the development of new therapeutics for this neuroinflammatory disease.  The successful applicant will be working in the frame of a recently  approved SBO-IWT Program called “SialoTarg” that brings together expert  researchers from Hasselt University, Ghent University and Antwerp  University. The aim of this program is to develop advanced vaccines and  pharmaceuticals targeting macrophages in different inflammatory diseases  including MS. To achieve these goals, the successful applicant will make  use of in vitro and in vivo models.

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