Your tasks
1. Generate, process, and analyze genomic sequencing data. Conduct population genomic analysis (e.g. population structure) and estimate key statistics (e.g. ROH, Ne etc.).
2. Publish findings in high quality peer-reviewed scientific journals. Present results at international conferences. Report findings to partners.
3. Support MSc thesis students and/or BSc summer interns.
Your profile
4. PhD in Population Genomics/Conservation Genomics/Bioinformatics.
5. Good/strong knowledge of conservation-relevant population genetic theory.
6. Strong downstream genomic data (i.e. SNP) analysis skills.
7. Experience working on remote computing clusters in a bash UNIX/BASH environment (i.e. submitting jobs and creating data analysis pipelines).
8. Collaborative working style, with interest in working in a lab and with an international team.
9. Experience or interest in working with conservation managers.
10. Excellent communication skills and writing skills in English.
11. Strong personal and research organization skills.
What is awaiting you?
12. An interesting task in a newly established international research group
13. Flexible working hours – leave of absence due to family reasons (certified by “auditberufundfamilie”) – parent-child- office – annual special payment – company pension scheme – Senckenberg badge for free entry in museums in Frankfurt – leave of 30 days/year
14. Senckenberg and TBG provide access to cutting-edge computational (large HPC clusters, genome browser, bioinformatic support) and lab infrastructure to sequence and analyze genomes
15. Central Frankfurt as location: Frankfurt is a vibrant and highly international city at the heart of Europe that combines a skyscraper skyline with traditional and historic buildings as well as multiple parks and green areas. The Economist 2022 index ranked Frankfurt among the top 10 most livable cities worldwide.
16. English is the working language in our lab
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Start date: October 1st, 2024 (or soon thereafter)
Working hours: 100 % FTE (40hrs / week), 80% possible
Type of contract: Limited to 2 years
Salary: According to the collective agreement of the State of Hessen (TV-H), pay grade E13
Senckenberg is committed to diversity. We benefit from the different expertise, perspectives and personalities of our staff and welcome every application from qualified candidates, irrespective of age, gender, ethnic or cultural origin, religion and ideology, sexual orientation and identity or disability. Women are particularly encouraged to apply, as they are underrepresented in the field of this position; in the case of equal qualifications and suitability they will be given preference. Applicants with disabilities (“Schwerbehinderung”) will be given preferential consideration in case of equal suitability. Senckenberg actively supports the compatibility of work and family and places great emphasis on an equal and inclusive work culture.
The Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung is a member of the Leibniz Association and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. LOEWE-TBG is a joint venture of Senckenberg with five partner institutes from the Federal State of Hesse, aiming to intensify biodiversity genomics in basic and applied research. We establish a new and taxonomically broad genome collection to study genomic and functional diversity across the tree of life and make genomic resources accessible for societal demand driven applied research.