Genomic Reference Catalogue Scientist (Bioinformatics)

Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen; Globe (AZ); On-site; USD 109,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Staff Scientist or Research Consultant in Bioinformatics and Genomic Reference Catalogue Development. You will lead the development of large-scale genomic reference catalogues by acquiring, curating, and expanding FASTA resources from public repositories and initiatives.

We expect strong programming skills, experience with HPC workflows, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to ensure robust, traceable

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, genomics, data science, or related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python and Unix shell scripting.
• Experience with genomic sequence data and FASTA-based resources.
• Experience developing automated and reproducible computational workflows.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Familiarity with HPC environments and queue-management systems such as Slurm.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire genomes and FASTA resources from public repositories and initiatives.
• Build, curate, document, version, and expand large-scale reference catalogues.
• Develop automated workflows for resource discovery, processing, quality control, and catalogue construction.
• Assess sequence and assembly quality, contamination, and taxonomic inconsistencies.
• Curate, adapt, and develop small bioinformatic programs for various tasks.
• Process very large sequence collections using HPC systems.
• Collaborate to meet scientific needs of environmental DNA, ancient DNA, metagenomics, and biodiversity research.
• Contribute to software development and computational analyses within the informatics group.

Skills

Degree: MSc/PhD in bioinformatics

Python

Unix shell

Genomics data

Automated workflows

Git

HPC

Education

Master's or PhD in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Snakemake

Nextflow

Git

HPC

Job description

Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a Staff Scientist or Research Consultant in Bioinformatics and Genomic Reference Catalogue Development. You will lead the development of large-scale genomic reference catalogues by acquiring, curating, and expanding FASTA resources from public repositories and initiatives.

We expect strong programming skills, experience with HPC workflows, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines to ensure robust, traceable