The COMREC (COntrol Meiotic RECombination) Initial Training Network seeks to recruit 13 early stage researchers across the partnership with the aim applying cutting edge approaches to understand the control of meiotic recombination in plants. In this respect Wageningen University & Research Centre offers a position for a Bioinformatics PhD student on "Bioinformatic analyses of meiotic recombination in tomato hybrids and related species" The candidate will be in the employ of the Bioscience department, cluster Bioinformatics of Plant Research International, Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands. Candidates are requested to take notice of the COMREC guidelines found at www.birmingham.ac.uk/comrec<http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/comrec> before applying. Applications can be sent using the appropriate COMREC PhD application form found at the end of the guidelines. We offer a position in a young, dynamic and driven bioinformatics group, focusing on computational challenges in a range of comparative and functional genomics related topics; a state-of-the art computational infrastructure; close collaboration with laboratory experts in metabolomics, proteomics and DNA sequencing. Moreover, COMREC will organize a series of meetings and courses to train researchers in the various disciplines required for the project. The position is available for four years, full time. For more information about this position, please contact dr. ir. Sander Peters, Senior scientist Applied Bioinformatics, Department of Bioscience, Plant Research International , sander.peters@wur.nl<mailto:sander.peters@wur.nl> , or dr. Gabino Sanchez-Perez, Cluster leader Applied Bioinformatics, Department of Bioscience, Plant Research International, gabino.sanchezperez@wur.nl<mailto:gabino.sanchezperez@wur.nl>, or prof. dr. ir. Dick de Ridder, head of Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University & Research Centre, dick.deridder@wur.nl<mailto:dick.deridder@wur.nl> .