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Impact through innovation.

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Ancestry postdoctoral fellows will conduct innovative research on the world’s largest genomic and pedigree database to progress our knowledge on human populations and family history alongside our scientists. With supportive mentorship and professional development opportunities, you will be conducting research that will have an immediate impact on the lives of millions of people. 
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"Ancestry is the global leader in family history and consumer genomics. Our Postdoc program is a great opportunity to develop your skills as part of a high-impact team, under the mentorship of world class population geneticists, computational biologists, and bioinformatics engineers, all working together to deliver a product experience that helps customers learn more about themselves through the power of DNA."

Brian Donnelly, SVP, Chief Commercial Officer


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What We Offer

Ancestry’s Postdoc program is a funded, 2-3 year training program, with the exact length dependent on the specific research project.

You'll gain valuable experience and mentorship to enhance and expand your skills to prepare you for a successful career. As a well-supported research-focused employee, we aim to publish results generated by postdoc researchers in scientific journals and support opportunities to present at conferences. 

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What You Bring

Ancestry's Postdoc program is designed for individuals who have received their Ph.D. and are looking to gain research experience in industry, while developing professionally under the mentorship of Ancestry DNA scientists. 

 Interested Postdoc candidates should have an interest in exploring research topics related to Human History, Genetic Genealogy, or Population Genetics. 

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Eligibility Qualifications

    • You have a Ph.D. in Population Genetics, Genomic Data Science, Computational Biology, or a related field. 
    • You have demonstrated excellence in applying quantitative methods to large scale genomic data.
    • You have developed novel probabilistic models and algorithms for analyzing genomic data.
    • You have excellent programming skills.
    • You can manage projects with timelines.
    • You can effectively summarize and communicate complex research findings to different audiences.
    • You can operate independently and collaborate with team members to achieve the needed results.
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"At AncestryDNA, we push the limits of what we can learn about how DNA connects people to their family and their history. Our singular database puts our research at the forefront of that mission. It’s exciting to develop cutting edge approaches using population genetics, machine learning, and bioinformatics. And it’s rewarding to deliver results that directly and meaningfully benefit people."

Keith Noto, Principal Scientist, Computational Genomics

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Current Postdoc Opportunities

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Mentors

Dr. Keith Noto (co-mentor) is a Computer Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning. Dr. Noto has developed several novel algorithms with applications in a variety of biologically-motivated tasks, including transcription factor discovery in mammalian DNA promoters, text classification and ranking for specialized biomedical databases, and anomaly detection in fetal human microarray data. Dr. Noto received his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Yong Wang (co-mentor) is a Geneticist whose formal training emphasized understanding the evolutionary history of human populations. Dr. Wang’s research involves developing computational and statistical methods for genomic data analysis and estimating the demographic histories that best explain observed patterns of genetic variation among modern and ancient humans. Dr. Wang received a Ph.D. in Genetics and a M.S. in Statistics from Rutgers University. 

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Ancestry Postdoc Program FAQ

  • You have demonstrated excellence in applying quantitative methods to large scale genomic data.
  • You have developed novel probabilistic models and algorithms for analyzing genomic data.
  • You have excellent programming skills.
  • You can manage projects with timelines.
  • You can operate independently and collaborate with team members to achieve the needed results.

Yes, fellows will have the opportunity to publish research findings in scientific journals and professional conferences.

Postdoc fellows will receive a competitive salary and other benefits, including flexible vacation and sick leave, medical insurance, computational equipment, retirement benefits, and other employee perks.

  • Fully funded through the span of the postdoc program
  • Competitive compensation
  • Mentorship from expert scientists 
  • Access to the world’s largest genomic and pedigree database with the opportunity to work on problems that impact millions of people
  • Opportunity to publish research findings in scientific journals and professional conferences
  • First hand experience conducting state-of-the-art research at an industry leader in consumer genomics.
  • Preparation for a successful career in industry and academia

Ancestry is committed to a location flexible work approach, allowing employees to work from where they want — in the nearest office, from home or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office).

See the remote eligible locations for AncestryDNA roles here. 

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