Postdoc: Microbiome Bioinformatics & Multi-Omics

Freelio; Odense; Hybrid; DKK 420,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a Postdoc (100% time) in the Arumugam Group, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences. The role focuses on microbiome bioinformatics, developing scalable workflows to analyze multi-omics data across large projects, including AMR and Horizon 2020 initiatives.

The fellow will contribute to research, teaching, and professional development, with opportunities to lead new research directions and collaborate with international

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics or biology with strong experience in software development.
• Academic preparation as well as experience in biological statistics.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or R.
• Experience with bioinformatics workflow environments such as snakemake, NextFlow or CWL.
• Experience in analyzing next-generation sequencing datasets.
• Experience in a high-performance computing environment using any flavor of UNIX.
• Demonstrated capacity for effective teamwork.
• Proven track record showing scientific productivity in peer-reviewed journals.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Improve and expand workflows in the current MIntO pipeline and develop new workflows.
• Participate in and lead projects within the consortia and other projects.
• Interact and collaborate with clinical researchers, veterinarians, biologists, and bioinformaticians to ensure proper interpretation of results.

Skills

Python

R

Bioinformatics

Snakemake

Nextflow

CWL

NGS data analysis

Unix

HPC

Teamwork

English

Publications

Education

PhD in bioinformatics or biology

Tools

MIntO

Job description

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a Postdoc (100% time) in the Arumugam Group, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences. The role focuses on microbiome bioinformatics, developing scalable workflows to analyze multi-omics data across large projects, including AMR and Horizon 2020 initiatives.

The fellow will contribute to research, teaching, and professional development, with opportunities to lead new research directions and collaborate with international