Postdoc: Legume Genome Informatics for Crop Improvement

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 75,284 - 90,234; Full time

Job summary

The USDA Office of Analytical Research Service (ARS) in Ames, Iowa seeks a Ph.D.-qualified researcher for a short-term fellowship focused on computational biology of soybean and other legume genomic, and phenotypic datasets. Anticipated start: October 2026; initial length: One year, renewal possible; full-time appointment with a stipend of $75,284–$90,234 per year; U.S.

citizen only; Doctoral degree received within the last 60 months; preferred skills in Unix scripting, Python, Perl, awk, and R

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field obtained within the last five years.
• Experience with computational biology and plant genomics.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Apply computational biology, genetics, and AI methods to legume genomic datasets.
• Conduct scientific manuscript writing.

Skills

Genomic sequence analysis

Plant genetics

Unix scripting

Python

Perl

R

Genome alignment

Phylogenetic analysis

Statistical methods

Botanical knowledge

Education

Doctoral degree in relevant field

Tools

Unix

Python

Perl

awk

R

Job description

The USDA Office of Analytical Research Service (ARS) in Ames, Iowa seeks a Ph.D.-qualified researcher for a short-term fellowship focused on computational biology of soybean and other legume genomic, and phenotypic datasets. Anticipated start: October 2026; initial length: One year, renewal possible; full-time appointment with a stipend of $75,284–$90,234 per year; U.S.

citizen only; Doctoral degree received within the last 60 months; preferred skills in Unix scripting, Python, Perl, awk, and R