[SocBiN] Postdoc in statistical phylogenetics in Stockholm

[Fredrik Ronquist]

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN STATISTICAL PHYLOGENETICS

The Ronquist lab (https://urlproxy.sunet.se/canit/urlproxy.php?_q=aHR0cHM6Ly9yb25xdWlzdGxhYi5naXRodWIuaW8%3D&_s=ZGVmYXVsdA%3D%3D&_c=18748d43&_r=c3Utc2U%3D) is looking to fill a position as a postdoctoral researcher in statistical phylogenetics. The postdoc will be a key player in the development of new modelling and inference tools based on universal probabilistic programming, an approach that has attracted considerable attention across scientific disciplines in recent years. Specifically, we will be developing a domain-specific language to describe phylogenetics problems, and design new inference strategies for such model descriptions. The goal is to successfully tackle some of the most challenging research problems in statistical phylogenetics and phylogenomics. For some early success stories, see our recent manuscript on bioRxiv: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.16.154443. The postdoc will be encouraged to develop new projects, apply for third-party funding, supervise students and lecture at courses.

The ideal candidate should be a creative and independent researcher with a PhD degree in biology, statistics, computer science or another relevant field. Depending on when the candidate defended his/her PhD thesis, the official employment will either be as a postdoc or researcher. The candidate should be familiar with biological research problems, be comfortable with mathematical and statistical reasoning, and have solid computational and programming skills. Documented scientific achievement in computational biology or a related field is essential, as are excellent communication skills in English. We will pay particular attention to scientific talent and potential.

The position is for two years, with preferred starting date in early 2021. The position is funded by the Swedish Research Council and the project is a collaboration involving the Swedish Museum of Natural History, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Uppsala University and Uber AI. In a related project, Kew Gardens and the University of Gothenburg are also involved.

Read more and apply here: https://www.nrm.se/ommuseet/jobbahososs/ledigatjanster.9005019.html

The application deadline is December 18.

Fredrik Ronquist
Professor, Dept. Bioinformatics and Genetics
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm

E-mail: fredrik.ronquist at nrm.se<mailto:fredrik.ronquist at nrm.se>
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