Postdoc: Protist Genomics & Long-Read Assembly

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Job summary

The Earlham Institute invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral computational biologist to lead the computational core of a protist genomics project. You will address assembly, decontamination, co-biont separation and annotation across aims, building reproducible workflows and collaborating with partners on high-impact outputs.

The role is based at the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park, offering career development opportunities in an internationally recognized genomics

Qualifications

PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, evolutionary biology or closely related field.
Experience analysing large-scale NGS datasets and de novo genome assembly with long-read data.
Proficiency in at least one programming language and Linux/HPC environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and apply novel genome/transcriptome assembly methods for protist species.
Create reproducible bioinformatics workflows and software tools.
Collaborate with internal/external partners and contribute to research outputs.
Lead or contribute significantly to project outputs and publications.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Genomics

Long-read sequencing

NGS data analysis

Linux / HPC

Workflow development

Version control

Single-cell genomics

Protist biology

Education

PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics or evolutionary biology

Tools

Galaxy

WorkflowHub

Containerisation

Job description

The role is based at the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park, offering career development opportunities in an internationally recognized genomics

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