Turfgrass Genomics Fellowship - AI-Driven Genotyping

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Logan (UT); On-site; USD 69,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

USDA ARS Logan, UT offers a two-year postdoctoral opportunity to develop genome annotation and high-throughput genotyping tools for turfgrass. You will explore AI-assisted gene annotation, compare methods, and contribute to Docker/Singularity pipelines for HPC clusters with documentation for broader use.

You will collaborate with the ARS Turfgrass Working Group, learn to publish containerized workflows, and produce tutorials for researchers. Start Winter 2026/2027.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Plant Science, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or related field, earned within the last four years.
• Experience with genome annotation and genotyping in polyploid species.
• Programming skills in Python and R; experience building genomic analysis pipelines.

Skills

Genome annotation

Genotyping pipelines

Python

R

Machine learning

Plant science

Polyploidy knowledge

Education

PhD in Plant Science or Genomics

Tools

Docker

Singularity

High-performance computing

Job description

USDA ARS Logan, UT offers a two-year postdoctoral opportunity to develop genome annotation and high-throughput genotyping tools for turfgrass. You will explore AI-assisted gene annotation, compare methods, and contribute to Docker/Singularity pipelines for HPC clusters with documentation for broader use.

You will collaborate with the ARS Turfgrass Working Group, learn to publish containerized workflows, and produce tutorials for researchers. Start Winter 2026/2027.