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Postdoc in Diet–Microbiome Interactions and Food Metagenome Mining Technical University of Denmark in Denmark
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Full-time postdoctoral employment for 3 years and 5 months under the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations collective agreement. Salary supplements may be negotiated according to DTU’s salary structure for scientific staff. No stipend amount is stated.
Deadline
Nov 4, 2026
Country
Denmark
University
Technical University of Denmark
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DTU/BRIGHT is advertising a Postdoc in Diet–Microbiome Interactions and Food Metagenome Mining in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. The position sits in BRIGHT Mission 2: Microbial Foods and is supervised by Professor Morten Sommer with co-supervision by Associate Professor Alberto Santos.
The project is aimed at computational microbiome science with a strong translational angle: developing and applying a framework that links inferred food intake to microbial species, strain-level variation, pathways, and metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). The work goes beyond simple one-food/one-microbe associations and focuses on interpretable diet–microbiome patterns that can be validated experimentally and integrated into BRIGHT’s modelling and product-optimisation pipeline.
Research themes and keywords include diet-microbiome interactions, shotgun metagenomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, machine learning, statistical analysis, network analysis, microbial foods, and food metagenome mining. The role involves building curated food-sequence reference databases, mining large public and collaborative metagenome cohorts, applying statistical/compositional/network/ML methods, designing validation experiments, and communicating results through publications and presentations.
Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent. The preferred background is in microbiome science, bioinformatics, computational biology, or a related field. Required experience includes large-scale shotgun metagenomic analysis with taxonomic and functional profiling, strong programming skills in Python and/or R, HPC or cloud experience, solid statistics, and machine learning. Experience with in vitro/ex vivo fermentation or synthetic community experiments is desirable, or a clear motivation to learn them.
The appointment is a full-time postdoc for 3 years and 5 months. Salary and terms follow the Danish collective agreement, with possible supplements according to DTU’s scientific staff salary structure. The post does not mention a stipend amount, but it is a salaried employment position.
Deadline: 4 November 2026 at 23:59 Danish time. Apply online and submit one PDF containing a cover letter, CV, academic diplomas (MSc/PhD in English), and a publication list. The post is hosted at DTU/BRIGHT in Denmark.
Funding details
Full-time postdoctoral employment for 3 years and 5 months under the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations collective agreement. Salary supplements may be negotiated according to DTU’s salary structure for scientific staff. No stipend amount is stated.
What's required
Applicants must hold a PhD degree or equivalent. The ideal background is in microbiome science, bioinformatics, computational biology or a related field. Required experience includes large-scale shotgun metagenomic analysis with taxonomic and functional profiling, strong programming skills in Python and/or R, experience with HPC or cloud environments, solid statistical skills, and machine learning experience. Experience with in vitro/ex vivo fermentation or synthetic community experiments is preferred, or a clear motivation to learn them. A genuine interest in diet–microbiome interactions and a collaborative, interdisciplinary mindset are expected.
How to apply
Submit a complete online application through the Apply now link. Upload all materials as one PDF in English, including a cover letter, CV, academic diplomas (MSc/PhD), and list of publications. Apply before the deadline; late applications will not be considered.
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