PhD: Build the First Single-Cell Euglena Atlas

University of East Anglia; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend provided

Tuition fees paid

Job summary

Earlham Institute in Norwich invites applicants for a PhD DTP studentship to build the first single-cell atlas of Euglena. You will profile thousands of cells to map gene expression waves across the cell cycle and study how light and temperature rewire this program.

Training covers culturing, imaging, and scRNA-seq workflow development, with opportunities to pursue your own questions. Join a collaborative, world-class genomics and computational biology community at the Norwich Research Park.

Qualifications

• Background in biology and computational biology.
• Experience with -omics data and single-cell techniques is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build the first single-cell atlas of Euglena by profiling thousands of individual cells.
• Develop and optimize single-cell RNA-sequencing workflows.
• Reconstruct the cell cycle computationally and test hypotheses about pathway regulation.

Education

PhD in biology or related field

Tools

RNA-seq workflows

Job description

Earlham Institute in Norwich invites applicants for a PhD DTP studentship to build the first single-cell atlas of Euglena. You will profile thousands of cells to map gene expression waves across the cell cycle and study how light and temperature rewire this program.

Training covers culturing, imaging, and scRNA-seq workflow development, with opportunities to pursue your own questions. Join a collaborative, world-class genomics and computational biology community at the Norwich Research Park.