Protist Genomics: Postdoc in Computational Biology

The Earlham Institute; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The Earlham Institute is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Bioinformatics) – Protist Genomics. This 36‑month, full‑time post supports a Moore Foundation project hosted at the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park.

The post holder will lead the computational core of the project: quality control, genome and transcriptome assembly, decontamination and co‑biont separation, and functional/structural annotation across all aims.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, evolutionary biology or closely related discipline
• Experience analysing large-scale NGS data and de novo genome assembly using long-read sequencing
• Proficiency in at least one bioinformatics programming language
• Experience working in Linux/HPC environments
• Track record of peer‑reviewed publications

Responsibilities

• Lead genome and transcriptome analysis, including de novo assembly using long‑read data
• Perform decontamination and co‑biont separation to improve assembly quality
• Deliver functional and structural annotation of genomes/transcriptomes
• Perform QC of sequencing data and contribute to data management and FAIR principles
• Package workflows for public use (e.g., Nextflow/Snakemake, containers) and contribute to reproducible research
• Disseminate results via publications, conferences and community training

Skills

Bioinformatics

Genomics

Scripting

Linux HPC

Education

PhD in bioinformatics or related

Tools

Galaxy

WorkflowHub

Nextflow

Git

Job description

The Earlham Institute is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Bioinformatics) – Protist Genomics. This 36‑month, full‑time post supports a Moore Foundation project hosted at the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park.

The post holder will lead the computational core of the project: quality control, genome and transcriptome assembly, decontamination and co‑biont separation, and functional/structural annotation across all aims.