PhD in Computational Tools for Bacteriophage Bioinformatics Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Germany

PhD opportunity in bacteriophage bioinformatics at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, Germany.

The project, titled New Tools for Bacteriophage Bioinformatics, focuses on building next-generation computational methods for phage research. The work includes detecting phage genetic modules, annotating phage proteins using those modules, and improving phage classification and taxonomy. The platform will build on established tools such as MMseqs2, Foldseek, and Spacedust.

You will work in the Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics research group led by Johannes Söding, and collaborate closely with postdoctoral researcher Ridha Karuvanthodikayil. The post also mentions a French-German collaboration involving groups in Paris, Jena, and Göttingen.

Ideal applicants should have strong programming skills and an interest in machine learning, statistics, or computational biology. A quantitative mindset and enthusiasm for developing novel bioinformatics methods are emphasized.

No deadline, funding details, or formal application portal are stated in the post. Interested candidates should review the research group page and related profile links, then reach out to the team for next steps.