Temporary Bioinformatician (3-month) in ancient metagenomics
Core
Constructing pangenome graphs to align ancient sequencing data and identifying phylogenomic relationships in plant metagenomic data from Arctic ancient DNA samples.
Role type
Bioinformatician (ancient metagenomics)
Builds
Phylogenomic analyses and alignment pipelines for ancient sediment DNA
Domain
Paleogenomics / Arctic environmental science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
pangenome graph construction, metagenomic data analysis, genomic data analysis, bash scripting, Python, HPC cluster usage
Preferred skills
PhD in biology/computational biology, ancient sediment DNA expertise, large genomic dataset analysis, bioinformatics proficiency
Responsibilities
Construct pangenome graphs for ancient sequencing data alignment; Identify phylogenomic relationships in plant metagenomic data from Arctic samples
Seniority
Mid-level researcher (temporary)