Title: Research fellow in ancient pathogen genomics Deadline for application: 25th September 2025 Employer: van Dorp group, University College London, London, United Kingdom (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan/) Description: We are seeking an enthusiastic, ambitious, and creative postdoctoral researcher with expertise in both wet-lab techniques and computational genomics to join the van Dorp lab at the UCL Genetics Institute. This UKRI-funded role will contribute to a cutting-edge project reconstructing the evolutionary drivers of zoonotic pathogens.The successful candidate will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team studying historic and ancient pathogen genomes derived from archaeological, archival, and clinical materials to uncover the adaptive evolution and transmission histories of infectious diseases. You will work with exceptional samples and datasets spanning both pre- and post-drug eras, including lineages that are now eradicated. In this role, you will generate data from these unique samples and lead analyses using allele frequency time series to assess population structure, calibrate evolutionary rates, and map adaptive evolution. This is a fixed-term role until January 2028 in the first instance. Full description and how to apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=15550&nPostingTargetId=37532&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext Enquiries: Lucy van Dorp, lucy.dorp.12@ucl.ac.uk "van Dorp, Lucy" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)