Postdoctoral Position in Microbiome, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

Key areas:

Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing analysis

Single-cell RNA-seq and proteomic/metabolomic data integration

Integration of clinical and multi-omic microbiome data.

Biologically informed data interpretation

Experience with Python R and command line

Ideal candidate:A computational biologist or bioinformatician with strong programming skills and a firm background in microbiology. Candidate should have experience leading projects writing manuscripts and contributing to grants.

What We Offer

Access to clinical samples from well-characterized cohorts and clinical trials

Collaborative environment across CAMRI and IGS

Mentorship in academic career development

Cutting-edge tools in multi-omics and host-microbe systems biology

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TheCenter for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation (CAMRI)within theInstitute of Genome Sciences (IGS)is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join the laboratory of Jacques Ravel studying the vaginal microbiomes role in womens health. Our lab integrates multi-omics microbiome analyses experimental models observational cohorts and clinical trials to uncover the mechanisms by which the vaginal microbiome influences host susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections and likelihood to experience preterm birth among other adverse health outcomes. We welcome applicants with backgrounds inbioinformatics molecular microbiology and/ormicrobial ecology/evolutionto apply.