Postdoc Position

Job Description

We have an additional postdoc position available in our lab. Please feel free to share this post with anyone who might be interested. Postdoctoral Researcher in comparative genomics and machine learning for plant biology Project description   Climate change is increasing the need to develop crops that can withstand drought, heat, salinity, and other environmental stresses. However, identifying the genes underlying these complex traits remains challenging. This project will combine plant genomics, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary biology to integrate multi-omics and functional information across plants and identify genes associated with stress resilience.   The position is part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Emerging Investigator grant project “Driving innovation in crop resilience through Comparative QTLomics.” The selected candidate will contribute to five main objectives:   1. Apply large language models (LLMs) to collect, extract, and standardise functional information  2. Develop computational tools that integrate evolutionary and functional information using comparative genomics and deep learning approaches  3. Apply these methods across different crops to identify conserved patterns of stress resilience  4. Identify candidate genes associated with key agronomic traits related to resilience  5. Contribute to software and web development  More information here: https://lnkd.in/eq6nnyMr