Postdoctoral Fellow in Population and Quantitative Genomics

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 36 months

The opportunity:

We are looking to fill a post for postdoctoral fellow in population and quantitative genomics within the BBSRC-funded HiPerBreedSim project. In this role, you will leverage recent advances in working with ancestral recombination graphs (ARGs) to develop algorithms and code for simulating population genomic data, including polyploids, for breeding programmes and evolutionary studies. You will primarily work with AlphaSimR package and its operability with msprime and SLiM.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, all based in the UK.

The maximum starting salary for this post is £40,497 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• You are passionate about population and quantitative genomics or ancestral recombination graphs. 
• You have experience in a high-level programming language.
• You are interested in developing open-source software for academic and applied work.
• You are independent, organised, and thrive in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams working in globally important sector.
• Please inspect the call documentation regarding the essential and desirable knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.

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