Bioinformatics Scientist: Ancient Environmental Genomics

Københavns Universitet; København; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Copenhagen seeks a motivated bioinformatician to join the CAEG/AEGIS team working on ancient environmental genomes. You will process large sequencing datasets, design robust pipelines, and develop tools in close collaboration with interdisciplinary researchers.

The position is fixed-term (3 years) with 37 hours/week, placed at Globe Institute's Section for GeoGenetics, with a focus on onboarding and integration into the center.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in life sciences, computer science, bioinformatics, data science, or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, R, and Unix shell scripting.
• Experience with genomic and high-throughput sequencing data.
• Familiarity with HPC environments and Slurm.
• Experience developing workflows with Snakemake/Nextflow and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Process and analyze large-scale sequencing data from ancient environmental genomes.
• Design and automate robust pipelines for data summarization, visualization and QC.
• Develop bioinformatic tools, benchmark computational methods, and solve complex problems.
• Collaborate closely with researchers across disciplines.

Skills

Python

R

Unix shell

Git

Genomic data analysis

HPC / Slurm

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master's or PhD in life sciences / computer science / bioinformatics / data science

Tools

Snakemake

Nextflow

Docker

Job description

University of Copenhagen seeks a motivated bioinformatician to join the CAEG/AEGIS team working on ancient environmental genomes. You will process large sequencing datasets, design robust pipelines, and develop tools in close collaboration with interdisciplinary researchers.

The position is fixed-term (3 years) with 37 hours/week, placed at Globe Institute's Section for GeoGenetics, with a focus on onboarding and integration into the center.