Fully Funded Postdoc: AI-Driven Cancer Genome Assembly

A*STAR RESEARCH ENTITIES; Singapore; On-site; SGD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded position

Conference travel support

Job summary

Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) invites applications for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of AI in Genomics to advance cancer genome assembly with AI-driven methods. The role focuses on integrating long-read sequencing insights with graph-based representations to reconstruct cancer genomes.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, publish in top journals, and contribute to cutting-edge projects in Singapore's biomedical hub,

Qualifications

• A PhD in computer science, applied mathematics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in algorithms on genome sequences and graphs.
• Publication record at top-tier journals or bioinformatics conferences (i.e. Recomb, ISMB, EECB and Genome Informatics).
• Strong programming experience in C/C++/Rust and Python, with solid software engineering skills.
• A structured, independent, proactive and collaborative working style.

Responsibilities

• Develop overlap between reads sequences from both cancer and normal genomes.
• Simplify cancer genome graphs keeping both normal genome haplotypes and subclonal haplotypes in a graph.

Skills

PhD in Computer Science

Genome sequence algorithms

Graphs in bioinformatics

C/C++/Rust and Python

Collaborative working style

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

C/C++

Rust

Python

Job description

Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) invites applications for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of AI in Genomics to advance cancer genome assembly with AI-driven methods. The role focuses on integrating long-read sequencing insights with graph-based representations to reconstruct cancer genomes.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, publish in top journals, and contribute to cutting-edge projects in Singapore's biomedical hub,