Research Associate – Comparative Genomics & Phylogenomics …, Halifax Regional Municipality

The Rogers Lab’s in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University, seeks a Research Associate to work on a project aimed at comparative and evolutionary genomics/phylogenetics of anaerobic protists and associated bacteria. Responsibilities - Conduct all wet‑lab and computational aspects of a project involving long and short‑read genome sequencing, de novo assembly, metagenomic binning, genome annotation and downstream analyses of gene content and genome architecture in a comparative/evolutionary framework, individually or as part of a team. - Assist the PI in mentoring trainees in the laboratory by training them on genomics, bioinformatics and evolutionary analysis and how to interpret their analyses. - Present findings at regular lab meetings and other seminars both in the university and at scientific meetings. - Write findings in manuscripts for peer‑reviewed publication. Required Qualifications - Ph.D. in Molecular Evolution or related discipline, with a minimum of 5 years related experience in microbial genomics, evolution and phylogenomics, with a strong record of publishing in high impact journals. - Extensive research experience in comparative microbial genomics of free‑living anaerobic protists, Archaea and Bacteria. Documented experience with metagenomic binning and genome assembly, addressing eukaryogenesis‑related phylogenetic problems including the origin of mitochondria. - Experience with Oxford Nanopore sequencing, Illumina sequencing, de novo genome assembly of microbial eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes, gene prediction/curation and functional annotation of microbial eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes. - Strong skills in bioinformatics and demonstrated proficiency in Linux and Python programming. Experience guiding trainees in bioinformatics skills. - Advanced knowledge of phylogenomic analyses and the use of site‑profile mixture models in a Bayesian and Maximum likelihood context as well as diagnosis of phylogenetic artefacts occurring in deep tree of life inferences. - Robust verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. This is a 2-year term position with an annual salary of $65,000 pro‑rated to $58,500 for 0.9 FTE (31.5 hours/week). #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2p1mxw