Postdoc: Phage Bioinformatics in Oral Microbiome

The Phage; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, OH, seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Kaspar Laboratory focusing on bacteriophages within the oral microbiome and related bioinformatics analyses.

The successful candidate will lead computational analyses of metagenomic and viromic datasets, develop reproducible workflows, and collaborate across disciplines while mentoring graduate students and researchers in bioinformatics methods.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant biosciences field.
• Extensive experience analyzing metagenomic sequencing data.
• Experience with Linux-based or HPC environments.
• Proficiency in R or Python for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality control and processing of metagenomic and viromic data.
• Assemble microbial and viral genomes from sequencing datasets.
• Identify, reconstruct, and evaluate bacteriophage genomes.
• Develop and maintain reproducible bioinformatics workflows.
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams and mentor students.
• Present findings at meetings and contribute to manuscripts.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Metagenomics

Phage biology understanding

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Microbiology, Genomics, or closely related field

Tools

R

Python

Linux/HPC

Job description

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, OH, seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Kaspar Laboratory focusing on bacteriophages within the oral microbiome and related bioinformatics analyses.

The successful candidate will lead computational analyses of metagenomic and viromic datasets, develop reproducible workflows, and collaborate across disciplines while mentoring graduate students and researchers in bioinformatics methods.