Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics

Berkeley Lab’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to develop computational, statistical, and machine-learning approaches for analyzing microbial genomes and metagenomes. The role involves integrating large-scale genomic, metagenomic, and environmental datasets to identify factors influencing microbial cultivation potential and predict optimal cultivation conditions. You will collaborate with JGI, KBase, ENIGMA, and the broader scientific community, develop reproducible workflows and software, and publish research findings. The position requires strong programming skills (Python, R, C/C++), experience with machine learning and HPC, and a Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, or a related field.