PhD in Computational Evolutionary Ecology of Plasmids

Laplace Expert Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Aberdeen offers a EASTBIO PhD in Evolutionary Ecology of Bacterial Plasmids in Aberdeen. The project focuses on which functions plasmids carry relative to host chromosomes and how plasmid size, prevalence, host phylogeny and ecological niche affect those functions.

Applicants should have a strong background in microbiology, evolutionary biology or computational genomics, with skills in Python/R and Linux being desirable.

Qualifications

• UK 2:1 honours degree or equivalent (2:2 may be considered with Master’s distinction).
• Desirable: experience with prokaryotic genome assembly, pan-genomics, phylogenetic statistics, and bioinformatics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to computational analyses of plasmid functions across host genomes.
• Apply phylogenetic statistics and pan-genomics to compare environments.

Skills

Prokaryotic genome assembly

Genome annotation

Pan-genomics

Phylogenetic statistics

Bioinformatics

Python

R

Linux

Education

UK 2:1 honours degree or equivalent

2:2 may be considered with distinction/commendation at master’s level

Tools

Python

R

Linux

Job description

The University of Aberdeen offers a EASTBIO PhD in Evolutionary Ecology of Bacterial Plasmids in Aberdeen. The project focuses on which functions plasmids carry relative to host chromosomes and how plasmid size, prevalence, host phylogeny and ecological niche affect those functions.

Applicants should have a strong background in microbiology, evolutionary biology or computational genomics, with skills in Python/R and Linux being desirable.