Postdoc: Plant Genomics AI & Regulatory Variant Modeling

Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning; Motorvejskryds Aarhus Vest; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International research stay

High-performance computing resources

Interdisciplinary environment

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

The Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in plant regulatory genomics and artificial intelligence. Start date 1 April 2027, with a 6–12 month research stay at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), USA, enabling collaboration across two leading labs in plant genomics and AI.

Applicants should hold a PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, or related fields, with deep learning experience and a strong

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, or related field, or imminent completion before start date.
• Research experience in deep learning.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals on AI and genomics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advance AI for regulatory genomics in plants, focusing on sequence-to-expression models.
• Collaborate with the Koo lab at CSHL and Aarhus University.
• Coordinate the 6–12 month research stay abroad and across two labs.

Skills

Deep learning experience

Genomics data analysis

English communication

Education

PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, or related field

Tools

Python

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Job description

The Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in plant regulatory genomics and artificial intelligence. Start date 1 April 2027, with a 6–12 month research stay at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), USA, enabling collaboration across two leading labs in plant genomics and AI.

Applicants should hold a PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, or related fields, with deep learning experience and a strong