Research Associate in Computational Genomics @ Flinders University

Employer : Flinders University

Closing date: 26/09/2025
Brief position description:
    
The Flinders Accelerator for Microbiome Exploration (FAME) is seeking a Research Associate in Computational Genomics to develop next-generation bioinformatics tools for genome and metagenome analysis. This position will leverage AI, protein language models, and structural predictions to annotate unknown phage and microbe proteins, and create HPC-optimised pipelines for large-scale biological datasets.

The Research Associate will:
• Design and implement high-performance workflows integrating GPU programming, deep learning, and large-scale data integration.
• Apply advanced methods such as ColabFold, ESM/ProtT5 embeddings, and neural network architectures to predict protein function.
• Collaborate with the Chief Investigator, students, and research partners to deliver impactful research outcomes.

Job website: https://flinders.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flinders_employment/job/Bedford-Park--Kaurna-Country/Research-Associate-in-Computational-Genomics_JR0000014437

Contact name: Brett Clarke

Contact email:  brett.clarke@flinders.edu.au