Postdoc: Evolutionary Genomics of Arthropods

Aarhus Universitet; Denmark; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarhus University invites applications for a fixed-term 2-year post-doctoral position in evolutionary genomics and bioinformatics in the Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark. The successful candidate will analyze whole-genome sequencing and resequencing data from insects and spiders, including historical and museum specimens, and develop reproducible computational workflows.

Collaborations span the Centre for Ecological Genetics and other groups, with responsibilities spanning data

Qualifications

• PhD in evolutionary genomics or a closely related field.
• Strong theoretical and practical background in evolutionary genomics and population genetics.
• Experience applying evolutionary-genomic methods to whole-genome data.
• Hands-on experience with bioinformatic analysis of whole-genome sequencing and resequencing data.
• Experience with quality control, variant discovery and filtering.
• Strong computational skills with command-line, scripting (R, Python, Bash) and HPC.
• Ability to develop, modify and troubleshoot bioinformatic workflows independently.
• Experience with complex genomic datasets, including historical/museum material and low-coverage data.
• Solid understanding of population-genetic and evolutionary-genomic methods and their limitations.
• Experience with statistical analysis of genomic and ecological data.

Responsibilities

• De novo genome assembly and annotation.
• Processing of whole-genome resequencing data, variant discovery and filtering.
• Downstream population-genetic and evolutionary-genomic analyses.
• Extensive data processing, quality control and computational preprocessing before analyses.
• Develop, adapt and troubleshoot computational workflows for diverse datasets.
• Collaborate with students, postdocs, and faculty; contribute to research questions and interpretation.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Evolutionary genomics

Population genetics

Command-line

R

Python

Bash

Genome assembly

Data processing

Education

PhD in evolutionary genomics or related field

Tools

R

Python

Bash

HPC

Job description

Aarhus University invites applications for a fixed-term 2-year post-doctoral position in evolutionary genomics and bioinformatics in the Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark. The successful candidate will analyze whole-genome sequencing and resequencing data from insects and spiders, including historical and museum specimens, and develop reproducible computational workflows.

Collaborations span the Centre for Ecological Genetics and other groups, with responsibilities spanning data