Postdoc: Fungal Pathogen Genomics & AI Drug Discovery

Imperial College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days off a year

Generous pension schemes

Career support for researchers

Job summary

Imperial College London’s Billerbeck and Ledesma-Amaro Labs in the Department of Bioengineering invite applications for a joint Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fungal Pathogen Genetics/Engineering Biology/Single-Cell Analysis.

The role supports an AI-driven antifungal drug discovery platform targeting Candida auris and will lead CRISPR screens, tool development, and single-cell analyses while collaborating with a multi-PI consortium and contributing to publications and conferences.

Qualifications

• PhD in a closely related discipline or equivalent research experience.
• Experience in publishing in refereed journals and collaboration with sponsors or partners.
• Experience with molecular biology, cloning, genome engineering, and NGS data.
• Knowledge of research methods and statistics.
• Ability to develop new concepts and solve problems creatively.

Responsibilities

• Lead essential gene prediction and verification via CRISPR screens.
• Study population heterogeneity using single-cell sequencing.
• Develop tools and assays for Candida auris.
• Collaborate with a multi-PI consortium and present findings at conferences.
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate researchers.

Skills

PhD in related field

CRISPR tool development

Bioinformatics/analysis of large data

NGS

Molecular biology techniques

Statistical methods

Creative problem-solving

Education

PhD in bioengineering/yeast genetics/engineering biology/synthetic biology or related discipline

Tools

CRISPR

NGS

Genome engineering

Bioinformatics tools

Job description

Imperial College London’s Billerbeck and Ledesma-Amaro Labs in the Department of Bioengineering invite applications for a joint Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fungal Pathogen Genetics/Engineering Biology/Single-Cell Analysis.

The role supports an AI-driven antifungal drug discovery platform targeting Candida auris and will lead CRISPR screens, tool development, and single-cell analyses while collaborating with a multi-PI consortium and contributing to publications and conferences.