Scientist, Project GLOW (GIS)

Background:

Project GLOW (https://www.npm.sg/glow-gut-linked-outcomes-in-wellbeing/) is part of the national precision medicine program in Singapore with a focus on microbiome and mental health. This will be a population-scale study (>5,000 study participants), leveraging the latest advances in long-read metagenomics (PacBio HiFi, ONT, CycloneSeq etc) and untargeted metabolomics , as well as host multi-omics datasets and deep phenotyping (particularly mental health-related) to study how gut microbes may impact our mental well-being. This will also be an opportunity to develop the next-generation of computational methods for genome-resolved metagenomics , intra-host diversity analysis, strain-level phenotypic associations, metagenome-scale metabolic modelling and host-microbe interaction studies.

Nagarajan Lab:

The laboratory of metagenomic technologies and microbial systems (MTMS) is a hybrid lab that synergizes our capabilities in wet and dry-lab research. We are based out of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS, A*STAR), leveraging the academic strengths of a globally-leading university (NUS) and the innovation and industry focus of A*STAR (GIS). At NUS, we are affiliated with the School of Medicine and the School of Computing , providing the perfect setting for exciting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of these two areas.

Why Singapore?:

Singapore is a highly cosmopolitan city-state at the cross-roads of Asia with one of the highest standards of living in the world. We provide an internationally competitive remuneration package, a world-class research environment, the opportunity to contribute to global science from an Asian perspective, and a lab environment that is welcoming to all backgrounds and nationalities.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Metagenomics
• Strong publication track record
• Candidates with significant experience in algorithm development will be preferred