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• Austria

• Universität für Bodenkultur
• Posted on: 6 March 2026

6 Mar 2026

Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universität für Bodenkultur

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Computer science » Other

Technology » Biotechnology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

PhD Positions

Application Deadline

21 Apr 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Country

Austria

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

30

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number

53

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Institute of Computational Biology is currently seeking a Postgraduate Research Associate (project employment)

Extent of employment: 30 hours per week
Duration of employment: 1st of June 2026, limited to 31st of May 2029
Workplace: 1190 Vienna
Allocation in compliance with the Collective Agreement for University Staff to job group: B1
Gross monthly salary: (depending on previous eligible experience) at least: € 2.832,10
(payable 14 times per year)

This project is about identifying and interpreting structural variation (SV) across wild and cultivated beets of the genus Beta. The aim is to build a comprehensive SV landscape using whole-genome alignments, lllumina resequencing data from more than thousand beet accessions, and machine learning approaches, with emphasis on genome architecture, adaptation, and disease resistance.

Responsibilities

• Detection and analysis of large structural variation via pairwise whole-genome comparisons and based on short-read and long-read sequencing data; benchmarking of existing methods and implementation of improved workflows
• Application of machine learning methods to identify taxon- and cultitype-specific structural variants, relating variants to phenotypes with a focus on disease resistances
• Collaborate with other team members working on beet genomics, contribute to publications and data releases, write first-author publications, present work at national and international conferences

Required skills and qualifications

• Diploma degree in bioinformatics or other equivalent university degree
• Language skills: English
• MSc (or equivalent) in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, biology with bioinformatics focus, or related field
• Competence with Linux and high-performance computing systems, experience in shell commands and scripting, programming skills (Python and/or Perl and/or R, but not exclusively R)
• Knowledge in plant genomics and applications of high-throughput sequencing
• Enthusiasm, dedication, problem-solving skills, and ability to work in a team

Desirable skills and qualifications

• Experience with genomic sequencing data, especially genome assemblies and whole-genome re-sequencing data
• Structural variation detection and genome alignment
• Repeat analysis and disease-resistance gene prediction
• Machine learning for genomics and graph/pangenome frameworks

What we offer

• PhD position in an interdisciplinary team with access to comprehensive data sets
  (re-sequencing data and reference assemblies) and strong computational resources
• Mentoring and the option to apply for the BOKU doctorate school "AgriGenomics" with additional financial support (e.g. conference attendances, research stay abroad)
• Well-connected working place close to metro station Wien Heiligenstadt
  
  Applications can be submitted until: 21st of April 2026

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna seeks to increase the number of its female faculty and staff members. Therefore qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualification, female candidates will be given preference unless reasons specific to an individual male candidate tilt the balance in his favour.

People with disabilities and appropriate qualifications are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please send your job application incl.

• Motivation letter
• CV
• Contact details for 2-3 referees
• Email a single PDF, email subject: "KZ 53 - PhD Plant SV genomics- [your last name]"
• We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups

to HR management, BOKU University, Peter-Jordan-Straße 70, 1190 Vienna; E-Mail: recruitingboku.ac.at . (Reference code: 53)

We regret that we cannot reimburse applicants travel and lodging expenses incurred as part of the selection and hiring process.

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Where to apply

Research Field Biological sciences » Other Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

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Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Institute of Computational Biology Country Austria City Vienna Postal Code 1190 Street Muthgasse 18 Geofield

City

Vienna

Website

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Street

Peter-Jordan-Straße 70

Postal Code

1190