University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Limit of tenure: 3 years.
A PhD position is available for candidates interested in the area of Statistical Signal Processing with biological applications.
Single molecule experiments are now widely used to study biological systems and are revolutionising our understanding of how the cell works. However these experiments intrinsically have poor signal-to-noise ratio and so there is a need to develop optimal ways to process this data. Youwill be working on a new EPSRC-funded project concerning the Bayesian analysis of data from multiple moving molecules, a multi-object tracking problem; see http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonId=-170360.
The project involves both the development of new methodology in the Signal Processing Group (http://www-sigproc.eng.cam.ac.uk/) and its application to the analysis of real biological data in collaboration with Professor Klenerman's group in the Department of Chemistry, http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/staff/dk.html.
A Postdoctoral Research Associate (already appointed) will also work on this project. The Signal Processing Group is a large vibrant group, comprised of about 25 PhDs students and 10 Post-docs, with research activity spanning most areas Statistical Signal Processing.
Eligibility
The application is open to nationals of any country, but full tuition fees are not covered for overseas (non-EU) students. Stipends for 2009-2010 are 13,290 GBP, and available for 3 years. Candidates should hold an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, information engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related fields, and marks corresponding to the top 10-20 percent cohort of a top university.
Start Date: Early 2010 or as soon as possible.
Further details may be obtained from Dr Sumeetpal S. Singh (http://www-sigproc.eng.cam.ac.uk/~sss40/), email: sss40@cam.ac.uk A letter of application, CV, transcripts and references should be sent as soon as possible to Mrs Rachel Fogg, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, (Tel +44 01223 332711, Fax +4401223 332662, email rff22@eng.cam.ac.uk). Applications may be sent by email or hardcopy. If successful, a formal application and documentation must be made online to the Board of Graduate Studies,http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/admissions/
Planned Interview dates: Interviews will be held with selected candidates as soon as possible after the closing date.
This position is being re-advertised and previous applicants need not apply.
Quote Reference: NA05933, Closing Date: 1 December 2009
Interview Date(s): soon after closing date
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