Research Engineer position in Genomics and bioinformatics
Pasteur Institute
Posted
Mar 01, 2026
Location
Remote
Type
Full-time
Mission
What you will drive
© Research
Job
Research Engineer position in Genomics and bioinformatics
Team: Molecular diversity of microbes
Team: Bioinformatics and Biostatistics HUB
Department of: Genomes and Genetics
Member: Jean Cury
Member: Aude Bernheim
Member: Hervé Ménager
Scientific Fields
Diseases
Organisms
Applications
Technique
Application Deadline
15
Mar 2026
2026-03-15 8:00:00
2026-03-15 18:00:00
Europe/Paris
Research Engineer position in Genomics and bioinformatics
Role: The Molecular Diversity of Microbes team at the Pasteur Institute with the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team at the Curie Institute are recruiting a research engineer. The teams are developing methods and tools to explore and […]
"25-28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75015, Paris"
Jean Cury
[email protected]
Role:
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes team at the Pasteur Institute with the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team at the Curie Institute are recruiting a research engineer.
The teams are developing methods and tools to explore and understand immunity across domains of life, from genomics to experimental work in various model organisms.
The role of the engineer will be to consolidate, update, and maintain the in-house database of genomes, as well as the tools developed to interact with it. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of DefenseFinder, the state-of-the-art and highly used software to detect defense systems in bacterial genome developed by the lab.
In collaboration with developers from the hub, the candidate will help develop web interfaces between the in-house database and experimentalist, external collaborators, or the public. These interfaces will be key in helping experimentalists explore bioinformatics results to prioritize their candidates for further experimental validation.
Environment:
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes (MDM) team and the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team have a long-standing and successful collaboration. They work on the evolution of immunity across domains of life both in the perspective of understanding evolution of immunity but also as a proxy to discover new immune systems in bacteria and in eukaryote and in particular in human. The MDM team is collaborating a lot with the bioinformatic hub to make our prediction accessible to the public.
The MDM lab is part of the Genome and Genetic department, also affiliated with the UMR 3525 of the CNRS. The recruited candidate will spend 80% of the time on MDM team’s project and 20% with the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics HUB.
The candidate will be managed by Jean Cury, researcher in the MDM team.
Information about the teams :
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes : https://mdmlab.fr
The Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team : https://curie.fr/equipe/poirier
The HUB : https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/bioinformatics-and-biostatistics-hub/
Degree: Master degree in computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics or similar
**Relevant skills : **
Hard skills :
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Python programming
-
Bash programming
-
Familiarity with genomic data
-
Notions of algorithmics
-
Experience with back or front-end web development is a plus
Soft skills :
-
team spirit
-
ease in communication
-
multitasking
-
problem-solving ability and effective time management
-
ability to work in autonomy on different projects
Contract : 12 months CDD hosted by the Curie Institute
Salary : According to profile and salary grid
Application : https://hub-jobs2026.pasteur.cloud/
Published on: 23 Feb 2026
Profile
What makes you a great fit
© Research
Job
Research Engineer position in Genomics and bioinformatics
Team: Molecular diversity of microbes
Team: Bioinformatics and Biostatistics HUB
Department of: Genomes and Genetics
Member: Jean Cury
Member: Aude Bernheim
Member: Hervé Ménager
Scientific Fields
Diseases
Organisms
Applications
Technique
Application Deadline
15
Mar 2026
2026-03-15 8:00:00
2026-03-15 18:00:00
Europe/Paris
Research Engineer position in Genomics and bioinformatics
Role: The Molecular Diversity of Microbes team at the Pasteur Institute with the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team at the Curie Institute are recruiting a research engineer. The teams are developing methods and tools to explore and […]
"25-28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75015, Paris"
Jean Cury
[email protected]
Role:
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes team at the Pasteur Institute with the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team at the Curie Institute are recruiting a research engineer.
The teams are developing methods and tools to explore and understand immunity across domains of life, from genomics to experimental work in various model organisms.
The role of the engineer will be to consolidate, update, and maintain the in-house database of genomes, as well as the tools developed to interact with it. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of DefenseFinder, the state-of-the-art and highly used software to detect defense systems in bacterial genome developed by the lab.
In collaboration with developers from the hub, the candidate will help develop web interfaces between the in-house database and experimentalist, external collaborators, or the public. These interfaces will be key in helping experimentalists explore bioinformatics results to prioritize their candidates for further experimental validation.
Environment:
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes (MDM) team and the Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team have a long-standing and successful collaboration. They work on the evolution of immunity across domains of life both in the perspective of understanding evolution of immunity but also as a proxy to discover new immune systems in bacteria and in eukaryote and in particular in human. The MDM team is collaborating a lot with the bioinformatic hub to make our prediction accessible to the public.
The MDM lab is part of the Genome and Genetic department, also affiliated with the UMR 3525 of the CNRS. The recruited candidate will spend 80% of the time on MDM team’s project and 20% with the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics HUB.
The candidate will be managed by Jean Cury, researcher in the MDM team.
Information about the teams :
The Molecular Diversity of Microbes : https://mdmlab.fr
The Innate immunity in Physiology and Cancer team : https://curie.fr/equipe/poirier
The HUB : https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/bioinformatics-and-biostatistics-hub/
Degree: Master degree in computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics or similar
**Relevant skills : **
Hard skills :
-
Python programming
-
Bash programming
-
Familiarity with genomic data
-
Notions of algorithmics
-
Experience with back or front-end web development is a plus
Soft skills :
-
team spirit
-
ease in communication
-
multitasking
-
problem-solving ability and effective time management
-
ability to work in autonomy on different projects
Contract : 12 months CDD hosted by the Curie Institute
Salary : According to profile and salary grid
Application : https://hub-jobs2026.pasteur.cloud/
Published on: 23 Feb 2026