Postdoctoral Position in Human Gut Microbiome and Bioinformatics

Postdoctoral Position in Human Gut Microbiome and Bioinformatics

VIB

Leuven, Belgium

About the Lab

The lab of Jeroen Raes (VIB, KU Leuven) is home to a vibrant, dynamic and international group of researchers in the field of gut microbial ecology and its clinical applications. Beyond our expertise in bioinformatics and metagenomic analysis we offer hands-on clinical experience through cohort studies. These include cross-sectional and longitudinal cohorts, time-series intervention trials (e.g., diet, FMT), and ex vivo gut models enabling advanced multi-omics analyses of these samples. In addition the lab also maintains a large culture collection, partially linked to genomic data, and operates state-of-the-art facilities for cultivating and analyzing colon bacteria to study their physiology, function and interactions. Finally, as members of VIB.AI, the newly established center for artificial intelligence in life sciences, we benefit from high-throughput computing infrastructure to support advanced data analysis and integration.

Profile

We are looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher interested in studying human-associated microbial communities in health and disease. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

• A PhD degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, human microbiota, microbiology or other relevant areas and/or comparable expertise (e.g from industry).
• Demonstrated expertise in omics data analysis, for example with (meta)genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single cell and/or genotyping data.
• Microbiology techniques is a plus but not required.
• Experience in molecular biology techniques for processing and analysis of DNA and RNA is a plus but no requirement.