新加坡科技究局(A*STAR)2025年招聘科学家（RNA基因组学）

Scientist, RNA Genomics

Employer

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Location

Singapore (SG)

Salary

Salary (SGD) + Bonus + Benefits

Closing date

10 Mar 2025

The lab of Computational Transcriptomics at the Genome Institute of Singapore (led by Dr Jonathan Göke) is offering a position for a postdoctoral fellow to develop methods for analyzing long read transcriptomics data. The successful candidate will lead software and methods development to analyze RNA modifications from nanopore direct RNA-Seq data. The candidate is expected to develop new supervised and unsupervised approaches using statistics and machine learning, and to apply them to clinical samples. The position will be in close collaboration with experimental and clinical collaborators and industry partners, and provide full access to the capabilities of the sequencing platform.

The candidate will join an experienced team with expertise in collaborative software development and direct RNA-Seq data analysis (e.g. xPore, Nature Biotechnology (2021), m6Anet, Nature Methods (2022), bambu, Nature Methods (2023)), large scale transcriptomics data generation (e.g. the SG-NEx project), and access to the latest long read sequencing technologies. More information about the lab can be found online: https://www.jglab.org/ and www.github.com/goekelab

Requirements:

PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, Genomics, or a related discipline

Good programming skills and strong interest in methods development

Experience in one or more of the following areas: algorithms development, transcriptome analysis, RNA modifications, statistics, machine learning, long read RNA-Sequencing, direct RNA-Sequencing

Publication record with a first author publication (pre-prints are accepted)

Excellent communication skills in written and spoken

We are searching for promising candidates who are great team players and actively seek opportunities to learn new skills. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please feel free to reach out via email.

Benefits

The Genome Institute of Singapore offers a competitive salary and a complete benefits package that ensures a very high living standard in one of the most modern cities in the world.

About Singapore and the Genome Institute of Singapore

Singapore is a city-state with one of the highest standards of living in the world and an international hub for the biomedical sciences. Singapore is a vibrant, tropical city, with rich Asian heritage and modern style of living, an ideal gateway to explore Asia, providing a unique experience and an excellent quality of life.

The Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR) is the national flagship program for genomic science in Singapore. You can find out more online: http://www.gis.a-star.edu.sg/

Contact and further information: For inquiries or to apply, please email your CV and a short introduction about yourself, your past research experience and your future research interests to Jonathan Göke (gokej@gis.a-star.edu.sg)