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Postdoctoral Researcher – Bioinformatics (Saunders Group)

John Innes Centre

Norwich, England, United Kingdom 24 months, full-time June 23, 2026
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Opportunity Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinformatics to join the Saunders Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in plant disease diagnostics.

About the Saunders Group

The Saunders group works on a variety of emerging and re-emerging plant pathogens using a broad array of techniques that includes molecular genetics, biochemistry, plant pathology, cell biology, genomics, transcriptomics, and data mining to improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms at the plant pathogen interface.


The role

The successful candidate will work with genome sequence and RNAseq datasets to study the notorious wheat rust pathogens, which have been associated with crop failures and famine throughout history.


The appointee will lead the development of all bioinformatic elements for two projects:

  • Further developing and supporting the award-winning , and using this system to study wh...
  • 24 months, full-time Life Scientists

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