A post-doctoral position in human population genetics is opening in French National Institute for Health Research – INSERM (Brest, France) to work on the Genome of Europe (GoE) project.
Founded in 1964, INSERM is a public scientific and technological institute which operates under the joint authority of the French Ministries of Health and Research. The institute is dedicated to biomedical research and human health, and is involved in the entire range of activities from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside. It also partners with the most prestigious research institutions in the world that are committed to scientific challenges and progress in these fields. Inserm brings together 15,000 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative staff, all with one shared objective: improve health by advancing knowledge about living organisms and diseases, developing innovative treatment modalities and conducting research on public health.
Dr. Anthony Herzig’s lab at INSERM (GoE WP6 lead) is currently offering a postdoctoral research position to support the Genomics of Europe (GoE) pilot studies. The role is suited for candidates with expertise in Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, or Statistical Genomics.
This opportunity provides a chance to contribute to cutting-edge research within the GoE use cases. The postdoc will be working on a series of use-cases that will demonstrate the interest of the project, including describing the landscape of genetic ancestry across the dataset, mapping differences in allele-frequencies between sub-populations (with a focus of clinically relevant and pharmacogenetic variants), creating ancestry-specific imputation panels, calibrated polygenic-score distributions, and incorporating variant calls from a subset of approximately 5000-10000 individuals with long-read whole-genome sequencing data.
The post-doc will be responsible for developing workflows and, where possible, new methods in order to complete pilot studies for the use-cases of GoE. This is an exciting opportunity to work with leading experts across the whole of Europe in statistical and medical genetics.
Duration of the contract: 24 months, starting in early 2026
Interested applicants can find more details and apply via the Nature Careers portal here or contact Dr. Herzig directly at anthony.herzig@inserm.fr