Postdoctoral Position in Evolutionary Genomics

Postdoctoral Position in Evolutionary Genomics

SIB - Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Lausanne, Switzerland

We are looking for a postdoc to participate in a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation on "Selection on gene expression at different time scales and vertebrate Evo-Devo". The postdoc will study how levels of polymorphism impact variability in gene expression, in outbred ray-finned fishes and in amphioxus. The project will build on ongoing work in the group: (1) On genetic variation in amphioxus, which has one of the highest rates of heterozygosity known among animals, despite being very conserved in anatomy, genome structure, and species diversity. And (2) on gene expression variability in fishes, in relation to gene function and evolution. Both amphioxus and fishes provide links between genome duplications and Evo-Devo, with a contrast between fast evolving teleost fishes, and slow evolving amphioxus or gar. All DNA and RNA data are already available and pre-processed.

The postdoc will have great freedom to define the specific directions of their work, and to initiate collaborations within and outside the group, within the broad framework of the project. They will notably have the opportunity to work with PhD students developing bioinformatics methods to characterize gene expression, and to collaborate with group alumni who are working on related projects in other universities.

Profile requirements

We are seeking to recruit someone with a strong interest and a PhD degree in evolutionary biology, Evo-Devo, bioinformatics, genome biology, or a related field. The PhD must have been obtained in 2024 or 2025, or you must have plans to complete it in the next 6 months. Skills:

• Track record of publication necessary;
• Good level of scientific English necessary;
• Basic competence in R necessary;
• Basic competence in a scripting language (e.g., Python, Perl) would be a plus;
• Proven interest in evolutionary genomics or transcriptomics would be a plus;
• Experience with animal genomics or transcriptomics would be a plus;
• Proven autonomy in writing papers and projects would be a plus;
• Experience in collaborative or interdisciplinary projects would be a plus.

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