PostDoc position in Microbial Proteogenomics & Integrated Data Analysis
SIB Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique
Publication date:
21 December 2024Workload:
100%Contract type:
Permanent position- Place of work:Wädenswil
To reinforce our team in Wädenswil, Switzerland, we are seeking a
PostDoc position in Microbial Proteogenomics & Integrated Data Analysis
Job description
Agroscope is the Swiss centre of excellence for research in agriculture, nutrition and the environment. We have an opening for a motivated PostDoc to join AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Start date: March 1, 2025 (or upon agreement)
The Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics team is working on various innovative research projects with renowned experimental partners. This includes a proteogenomics solution we developed for identifying new, unannotated protein-coding genes in bacterial genomes, some of which perform important functions ( https://iptgxdb.expasy.org/ ).
Tasks
- Extend the functionality of the proteogenomics solution (expert system to prioritize novel CDS; study synthetic communities and simple eukaryotes)
- Identification of new proteins with relevant functions for symbiosis and biocontrol, e.g. antimicrobial peptides and effectors
- Application of methods such as genome assembly, genome annotation, comparative genomics and multi-omics data integration
- Optimizing and applying existing analysis pipelines, e.g. for de novo genome assembly or to search large public proteomics data
- Publication of bioinformatics tools and results in scientific journals; contribution to the acquisition of third-party funding
Profile requirements
- PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology or similar
- Strong skills in analyzing and intergating functional genomics data, especially proteomics -DDA and DIA workflows- and genomics. Experience in analysis of Ribo-seq, Tn-seq data are beneficial
- In-depth programming experience (Python, Linux scripting/bash, R); experience in scientific publishing
- Interest in the further development/optimization of software solutions and making these accessible to scientific experts
- Knowledge of (ideally) two official Swiss languages and a very good command of written and spoken English
For further information, please contact Dr. Christian Ahrens, Team Leader Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics (Molecular Ecology Group, Agroscope) and Group Leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics ( https://www.sib.swiss /christian-ahrens-group )
How to apply
If you are interested in this challenging and highly interesting position, please send your application including CV and letter of motivation to: E-Mail schreiben