Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Informatics

The Kennedy Institute are searching for a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in bioinformatics/computational biology and a robust curiosity in human genetics and the microbiome. You may be a member of the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Research (OCMS), inside the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (KIR), the Nuffield Division of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, the place you’ll have the chance to collaborate with a number of analysis programmes searching for to raised perceive microbe-immune interactions and their contribution to irritation and illness.

OCMS combines interdisciplinary experience with state-of-the-art analysis services to assist microbiome analysis. As an energetic member of OCMS you may be anticipated to collaborate carefully with each moist and dry-lab biologists, taking a lead function within the evaluation of huge microbiome datasets (e.g. NGS, metabolomics), and their integration with host genetic and multi-omic knowledge (e.g. genotyping, whole-genome sequencing and single-cell sequencing).

You need to take a lead function within the computational evaluation of microbiome and human genome datasets with a specific deal with their integration and interplay evaluation and have the ability to work independently, in addition to help within the supervision of junior analysis group members. You’ll assist lead within the improvement and upkeep of a central, open-source code assortment for the bioinformatic evaluation and integration of microbiome and multi-omic datasets, together with, reporting often to group leads on scientific actions and another points that will affect the profitable completion of a undertaking.

You’ll maintain a PhD diploma (or close to completion) in a self-discipline of direct relevance to computational genomics and/or statistical genetics, have the flexibility to ship high-quality analysis that features computational and statistical evaluation of advanced genomic datasets, as demonstrated by a robust publication document in high-profile scientific journals and have a robust and demonstrable competence with Python, R and using model management software program. Expertise of supervising a group of junior workers in a scientific analysis setting and excellence communication abilities as evidenced by oral shows, contributions to scientific manuscripts, and talent to doc and current code is crucial.

Expertise of contributing to grant proposals is fascinating, as is expertise analysing microbiome and/or human genome datasets.

It is a fixed-term, full time place till 31/07/2026.

A decrease grade provide (Grade 7: £36,024- £44,263 p.a.) could also be made to a much less skilled candidate (reminiscent of current PhD/DPhil graduates) or candidates initially from experimental backgrounds who want additional coaching in a number of elements of this place, if an appropriate candidate can’t be discovered to fill the Grade 8 place.

As a result of nature of the analysis on the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, this job would require further safety pre-employment checks:

•    A passable fundamental Disclosure and Barring Service examine

•    College safety screening (e.g. identification checks)

The deadline for this place is 12 midday on Monday eighth April 2024. You may be required to add a CV and supporting assertion as a part of your on-line utility.