Hybrid Computational Virology Postdoc - Genomics & AI

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Medical benefits

Job summary

The University of Hong Kong invites applications for a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine. The role centers on computational analyses with collaboration to a wet-lab team addressing infectious disease questions.

The successful candidate will lead research projects, publish work, and assist in grant applications, with a strong emphasis on bioinformatics and programming (R/Python/C/C++).

Qualifications

• Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Virology, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathogen Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• They should be responsible, self-motivated, attentive to detail, and a strong command of English.
• The candidate must possess a strong publication record that demonstrate their capacity of using bioinformatic platforms in life science research.
• The candidate should be proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., R, Python, C, or C++).
• The candidate should have strong expertise in at least one of the following thematic areas (expertise in multiple is a plus, but not required):

Responsibilities

• The appointee will join a vibrant multidisciplinary team focusing on emerging infectious diseases.
• He/She will be working on studies focusing on virus-host interaction, pathogenic determinants, and/or virus evolution.
• He/She will be expected to independently lead research projects in the aforementioned areas, write manuscripts, assist in grant applications, and co-supervise junior researchers and graduate students.
• Recent representative works of the group include Nat Commun, 2025, PMID:41381428; Nat Commun, 2025, PMID: 40670362; PNAS, 2025, PMID: 40402245; Nat Commun, 2024, PMID: 39379369; Sci Adv, 2023, PMID: 36662861; Nature, 2022, PMID: 35062016; Nature, 2022, PMID: 35922005.
• A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

Skills

R

Python

C

C++

Bioinformatics

Computational Biology

Machine Learning

Education

PhD in Virology/Immunology/Microbiology/Pathogen Biology/Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Mathematics/Computer Science

Tools

Linux

HPC

Snakemake

Bash

PyTorch

Job description

The University of Hong Kong invites applications for a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine. The role centers on computational analyses with collaboration to a wet-lab team addressing infectious disease questions.

The successful candidate will lead research projects, publish work, and assist in grant applications, with a strong emphasis on bioinformatics and programming (R/Python/C/C++).