OpenFieldSLU Senior Bioinformatician / Research Engineer in Agricultural Metagenomics
Full-time scientific staff role at the Department of Molecular Sciences analyzing soil and rhizosphere microbiome sequencing datasets to enhance sustainable plant disease suppression.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Master's or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or Microbial Ecology.
- English language proficiency
- Professional English fluency.
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required.
- Thesis / Research statement
- Extensive experience with metagenomic assembly pipelines (QIIME2, Kraken2), high-performance computing, and microbial community statistics.
- Recommendation letters
- Three professional reference contacts.
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- Salaried staff position: SEK 45,000 to SEK 51,000/month gross with full collective agreement benefits
- Application fee
- Free employment application
- Tuition / joining costs
- Staff position; no tuition fees.
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- January 31, 2027 (Departmental recruitment review)
- Last source review
- 2026-10-14
Important verification note
Facts reflect official Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences documentation reviewed 2026-10-14. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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