Postdoc: Computational Metagenomics for Soil Microbiomes

The Earlham Institute; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Disability confident employer

Research collaboration

Job summary

The Earlham Institute in Norwich seeks a (Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist to craft novel computational methods for soil microbiome analysis. You will advance long-read metagenomics, integrate metatranscriptomics, and develop mechanistic models within Dr Quince’s group.

Responsibilities include designing probabilistic models, building pipelines, and guiding complex analyses; the role may involve supervising students and contributing to grant proposals.

Qualifications

• First degree in science is essential.
• PhD in bioinformatics or statistics or related subject with strong statistical modelling is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop statistical methods for metagenome analysis.
• Create bioinformatics pipelines for microbiome data.
• Analyze large soil microbiome datasets.
• Collaborate with Institute teams to apply methods to studies.
• Disseminate findings through journals and conferences.

Skills

R

Python

C/C++

Statistics

Command line

Metagenomics

Education

First degree in science

PhD in bioinformatics or statistics

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

The Earlham Institute in Norwich seeks a (Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist to craft novel computational methods for soil microbiome analysis. You will advance long-read metagenomics, integrate metatranscriptomics, and develop mechanistic models within Dr Quince’s group.

Responsibilities include designing probabilistic models, building pipelines, and guiding complex analyses; the role may involve supervising students and contributing to grant proposals.