PostDoc position in Microbial Proteogenomics & Integrated Data Analysis

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: christian.ahrens@agroscope.admin.ch