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About the Role
Khalifa University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead genomic epidemiology analyses of bacterial and viral pathogens. The role involves whole-genome sequencing, phylogenetics, outbreak investigation, and antimicrobial resistance tracking.
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Responsibilities
- Lead large scale genomic epidemiology analyses of bacterial and viral pathogens
- Apply whole genome sequencing and genomic surveillance approaches to investigate pathogen evolution, transmission dynamics, and antimicrobial resistance
- Perform comparative genomics, phylogenetics, outbreak investigation, and tracking of clinically important bacterial lineages, viral variants, and antimicrobial resistance plasmids
- Contribute to the development of integrated genomic surveillance frameworks supporting public health, infection prevention, pandemic preparedness, and antimicrobial resistance control
- Support existing PhD students and work closely with a second lab based Post doc
- Collaborate with Infection Research Unit faculty to enhance skill sets and scientific development
Requirements
- PhD from a reputable university in Genomics or related discipline
- Experience of undertaking assigned research tasks and starting to manage own workload
- A willingness to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team culture
- Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to function as part of a team working on multiple tasks with competing demands and deadlines
- Well developed reasoning and problem solving skills
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Position Overview
- As part of a multi grant research programme, we have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position available in Genomic Epidemiology and Pathogen Genomics.
- The successful candidate will lead large scale genomic epidemiology analyses of bacterial and viral pathogens.
- The role includes comparative genomics, phylogenetics, outbreak investigation, and tracking of clinically important bacterial lineages, viral variants, and antimicrobial resistance plasmids across One Health settings.
Responsibilities
- Lead large scale genomic epidemiology analyses of bacterial and viral pathogens.
- Apply whole genome sequencing and genomic surveillance approaches to investigate pathogen evolution, transmission dynamics, and antimicrobial resistance.
- Perform comparative genomics, phylogenetics, outbreak investigation, and tracking of clinically important bacterial lineages, viral variants, and antimicrobial resistance plasmids across human, animal, food, and environmental (One Health) settings.
- Contribute to the development of integrated genomic surveillance frameworks that support public health, infection prevention, pandemic preparedness, and antimicrobial resistance control.
- Support existing PhD students in these areas and work closely with a second lab based Post doc.
- Collaborate with Infection Research Unit faculty to enhance skill sets and lead to scientific development across a range of pathogen related studies.
Requirements
- PhD from a reputable university in Genomics or related discipline.
- Experience of undertaking assigned research tasks and starting to manage own workload.
- A willingness to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team culture.
- Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to function as part of a team working on multiple tasks with competing demands and deadlines.
- Well developed reasoning and problem solving skills.
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