Postdoctoral position in functional ancient microbial ecogenomics within the Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for Sustainability (AEGIS)

Section for GeoGenetics Globe Institute Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen The Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for Sustainability (AEGIS) invites applications for three two-year postdoctoral positions in functional ancient microbial ecology, starting 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

We seek one researcher in each of three areas: computational ancient metabolomics and natural products, carbohydrate-active enzymes and carbohydrate metabolism, and protein language models for ancient metagenomics. Our research AEGIS is a pioneering research centre headed by Prof.

Eske Willerslev that brings together a highly interdisciplinary and international team of world-leading research groups with a shared vision of developing more robust, sustainable, and biodiverse crops and agricultural practices to mitigate the effects of climate change on global food production: https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/climate-resilient-crops-novo-nordisk-foundation-and-the-wellcome-trust-awar1 …