Two postdocs: breeding simulation software development and
biometrics/applied statistics

Two three-year postdoc positions are available within the HiPerBreedSim
project at Edinburgh's Roslin Institute. With HiPerBreedSim, we are going
to deliver new tools and resources to the breeding community and boost
research in evolutionary genomics. The project is funded though a BBSRC
BBR grant to Prof Gregor Gorjanc, Daniel Tolhurst, and Hannes Becher.

Postdoc 1 will work on genomic simulations and simulation software
development working under Hannes Becher. They will extend our selective
breeding simulator AlphaSimR and improve interoperability with the tree
sequence (ancestral recombination graph) ecosystem. They will also add
additional functionality for polyploids to the coalescent simulator
msprime. Programming skills in R and Python are required as well as
a background in genetics. More information and application link here:
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/jobs/preview/12513

Postdoc position 2 is for a biometrician / applied statistician working
under Daniel Tolhurst. They will develop novel extensions of AlphaSimR
and FieldSimR to introduce complex phenotypes arising from multiple
data streams, e.g. high-throughput and hyper-spectral longitudinal
data. The post holder will help push the forefront of state-of-the-art
data generation in breeding programmes to match the rising amount of
data generated in the field. More information and application link here:
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/12535

Both positions come with ample opportunities for publication and other
dissemination.

Hannes Becher, Daniel Tolhurst, Gregor Gorjanc

For informal requests, contact h.becher@ed.ac.uk, dtolhurs@ed.ac.uk,
or gregor.gorjanc@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Hannes Becher <hannesbecher@gmx.de>

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