Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? The Epidemiology and Virus Evolution (EVE) Group at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is offering a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of world-leading efforts:

  • ARTIC 2 the latest evolution of the renowned ARTIC project, enabling affordable, portable, and real-time genetic sequencing & surveillance
  • Pathoplexus a pioneering open-source platform redefining how viral sequence data is shared and governed globally, powered by the modular backend database software Loculus

This is a chance to be part of an international team making a very real, tangible impact on global health and data equity!

Some key aims of the position:

  • Design and deployment of privacy-conscious, locally-hosted genomic data infrastructures using Loculus
  • Extending Loculus to link seamlessly with the ARTIC 2 sequencing pipeline for local storage, as well as enabling easy ‘one-button’ upload of viral sequence data to Pathoplexus
  • Integration of viral and bacterial analytical pipelines into Cephalopod, the offline research engine of ARTIC 2

We’re offering 1 position in two different forms to find the perfect candidate:

  • A post-doctoral position for those on an academic track, with support for traditional academic outputs and career advancement: https://jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/1087/Description/2
  • A software engineer position for those without a PhD, with support for learning about biological data & skill-building: https://jobs.swisstph.ch/Vacancies/1082/Description/2

Please see the job listings above for full descriptions and requirements! oth positions require a strong coding background (though more experience is expected for the software developer position). Please apply once for the position best suited to you.

For informal questions (not applications) please use applications[at]hodcroft.com

This job is onsite in Basel, Switzerland - 80-100% - ideally starting this year or early 2026, fixed-term for 2 years. We welcome diverse and international applicants!