The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a versátil and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies. In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the ' HR Excellence in Research ' Award from the European Commission.

We are seeking to hire a bioinformatician to support our lab's research on indirect genetic effects (genetic effects arising when heritable traits of one individual influence the phenotype of another, through social interactions), host-microbiome interactions, and microbiome transmission between hosts. We have developed several Nextflow pipelines for analysing data at scale and in a reproducible manner, and are now ready to apply them to the wealth of genomic, phenotypic and metagenomic data that our lab and our collaborators constantly generate, with a view to gain ground-breaking insights into the quantitative genetics and biology of host, microbiome and social partners interactions. About the team/ lab/ department The Social and Host-Microbiome Systems lab aims to expand our understanding of the genetic basis of complex traits to encompass genes found in the environment: genes of social partners and genes of the gut microbiota.

Our team is multidisciplinary, with expertise in quantitative/statistical genetics (e.g. heritability, GWAS, indirect/social genetic effects) and metagenomics (microbiome profiling using deep shotgun sequencing data, detecting horizontal transmission). We are mostly computational, but have a small lab component and work in close collaboration with the CRG core units for metagenome sequencing.



We have a long-standing collaboration with the NIDA Center of Excellence for Genetics, Genomics, and Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders in Outbred Rats ( ).

Experience carrying out research in a research laboratoryExperience analysing large, complex biological datasetsExperience working in high-performance computing environmentsExperience running, adapting, maintaining and troubleshooting computational pipelinesExperience with Nextflow or a comparable workflow manager such as Snakemake Experience with metagenomic data analysisExperience with statistical genetics / quantitative geneticsExperience with reproducible research / software environments, e.g. Conda/Mamba, containers such as Docker/Apptainer/SingularityExperience with version control, especially GitExperience with public biological repositories, particularly the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)Ample experience collaborating with individuals inside and outside of your team Education and training You hold a Master's or a PhD in bioinformatics or related fields You are fluent (oral & writing) in English Programming competence in R and PythonIndependent troubleshooting / problem solvingRigor and attention to detailsEffective communication in meetingsAbility to document your code, pipelines, analyses Contract duration: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project (estimated project duration 2.5 years)Estimated annual gross salary: We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section .

The CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.

📌 Bioinformatician in the Social and Host-Microbiome Systems lab (Barcelona)
🏢 Centre For Genomic Regulation
📍 Barcelona