Postdoctoral Researcher in Protist Single-Cell Genomics

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Temporary position more than 6 months · Full time. Requisition: 2026/1186. Country: Denmark. Do you want to push the frontiers of technology to read the genomes of uncultured, unicellular eukaryotes that shape ecosystems across our planet?

At Aalborg University’s Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, we seek a skilled and motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to develop next-generation laboratory methods for single-cell genomics and transcriptomics of uncultured protists.

The position is part of an international project funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and conducted in collaboration with the Earlham Institute, the Scottish Association for Marine Science, and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa. The appointment starts from 1 January 2027 or soon hereafter and is a fixed-term position for 3 years.

Your work tasks You will lead laboratory technology development for single-cell genomics of protists in close collaboration with Prof. Ramunas Stepanauskas and his group. Protists are notoriously difficult to process at the single-cell level because of their diverse, often robust cell walls and intracellular structures, as well as their large, complex genomes. Your work will address these bottlenecks1 …