Scientist Microbial Bioinformatics – Leiden/Hybrid – 32-40h

Job description

 About this position

The complex microbial ecosystem of our microbiome plays a crucial role in our health. Although metagenomic sequencing has provided detailed information about the composition of the microbiome, essential questions remain about the physiological interactions between these microorganisms and how microorganisms can contribute to health and disease processes. Through multi-omics techniques, intervention studies and in vitro models, we are trying to unravel this.These fascinating areas of research provide innovation opportunities for the development of new therapeutic approaches, including pre- and probiotics and personalized treatment approaches, that can have a positive impact on human health. #LI-Hybrid

Are you an ambitious bioinformatician with a passion for the microbiome and microbial physiology? Do you want to use your expertise to develop innovative solutions for disease prevention? Do you envision yourself? Become a Scientist Microbial Bioinformatics at TNO in Leiden.

What will be your role

You will work as a Scientist Microbial Bioinformatics within the unit Healthy Living & Work, in the Research Group Microbiology & Systems Biology (MSB).With your expertise in microbiology and bioinformatics, you will contribute to gaining detailed physiological insights into the role of the microbiome in disease and health and be able to translate this into new innovative solutions.

As a scientist you will work with colleagues and external partners outside TNO in project teams on various research questions.In addition to conducting research, you will contribute to project proposals, quotations, reports and write (scientific) publications about the research. You also present your work at scientific conferences, with customers or with other stakeholders. In this way you contribute to the visibility of our research and a successful of innovation and collaboration projects for clients and partners.

Link to vacancy

https://www.tno.nl/en/careers/vacancies/2025/01/scientist-microbial-bioinformatics/