Bioinformatician for Automated NMR Spectral Annotation

This position at INRAE’s TOXALIM unit in Toulouse focuses on advancing automated bioinformatics tools for metabolomics research. The successful candidate will work within the METABOHUB infrastructure, a leading national facility for metabolomics and fluxomics, to develop software for extracting acquisition parameters and peak lists from NMR spectra. The role involves creating algorithms for automatic annotation of complex NMR spectra, training users, and writing technical documentation. The work will be conducted at the MTH-PFEM site in Theix, with a strong emphasis on computational and database management skills.

• Develop an automated tool to populate the PeakForest database with NMR spectra of standard compounds, extracting acquisition parameters and peak lists from 1D and 2D NMR sequences.
• Design and implement algorithms for automatic annotation of complex NMR spectra using reference compound spectra from the PeakForest database.
• Train and support users in utilizing the developed tools, including writing developer and user guides.
• Collaborate with researchers across biotechnologies, human health, nutrition, and plant sciences to integrate tools into metabolomics workflows.
• Travel to the MTH-PFEM site in Theix for specific tasks related to the PeakForest database.