2-Year Postdoc: Ancient Genomics & Pathogen Evolution

Københavns Universitet; København; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Københavns Universitet in Copenhagen invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position in the Sikora lab at GeoGenetics to advance ancient genomics and the APOLLO initiative.

You will apply bioinformatic and statistical methods to detect ancient pathogen DNA, perform evolutionary analyses, and contribute to manuscripts while collaborating with archaeologists, historians, and other scientists.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics or closely related quantitative field.
• Strong experience in computational analysis of large-scale sequencing or metagenomic datasets.
• Proven ability in population genomic, evolutionary, and phylogenomic analyses of ancient DNA datasets.
• High proficiency in data analysis and scripting with R and/or Python.
• Experience with HPC environments and workflow tools (Snakemake or Nextflow).
• Solid understanding of NGS data and biases in degraded DNA.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills; good scientific communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Apply robust bioinformatic and statistical methods to detect and analyze ancient pathogen DNA from large-scale metagenomic data.
• Perform evolutionary, population genomic, and phylogenomic analyses of human and pathogen diversity through time.
• Lead and contribute to manuscript preparation and dissemination of findings in scientific journals.
• Collaborate with laboratory scientists, bioinformaticians, archaeologists, and historians in an interdisciplinary setting.
• Assist in supervising graduate students and contribute to the intellectual life of the group.

Skills

R

Python

HPC

Metagenomics

Population genomics

Phylogenomics

English communication

Education

PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, evolutionary biology, health sciences, or related field

Tools

Snakemake

Nextflow

Job description

Københavns Universitet in Copenhagen invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position in the Sikora lab at GeoGenetics to advance ancient genomics and the APOLLO initiative.

You will apply bioinformatic and statistical methods to detect ancient pathogen DNA, perform evolutionary analyses, and contribute to manuscripts while collaborating with archaeologists, historians, and other scientists.