Postdoc: Microbiome Data Scientist (Metagenomics)

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the Microbiome Research group. The position focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting human microbiome data to understand healthy and diseased states across diverse populations, with emphasis on metagenomics and metatranscriptomics.

Applicants should have a PhD in data science, microbiome-related fields, and strong publication records. Proficiency in Python, QIIME(QIIME2), R, and related tools is expected.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in data science, animal science, microbiome, quantitative and computational sciences or related fields.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as a proven publication record is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data (85%)
• Writing and reporting of research (5%)
• Present results to the scientific community and for publication (10%)

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Statistics

Scientific communication

Education

Ph.D. in data science, animal science, microbiome, quantitative and computational sciences or related fields

Tools

QIIME

QIIME2

R

Phyloseq

DESeq2

ANCOM

PICRUSt

Job description

The University of Georgia invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the Microbiome Research group. The position focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting human microbiome data to understand healthy and diseased states across diverse populations, with emphasis on metagenomics and metatranscriptomics.

Applicants should have a PhD in data science, microbiome-related fields, and strong publication records. Proficiency in Python, QIIME(QIIME2), R, and related tools is expected.