Data Scientist/Bioinformatician

Job Goal

To make a number one information evaluation and/or bioinformatic contribution to the mission ‘Somatic instability in Huntington illness’ working with Prof. Darren Monckton. Prof Monckton’s staff use focused and entire genome sequencing of enormous affected person cohorts, mixed with different molecular and medical information, to grasp the genome-wide genetic variants of Huntington illness onset, severity and development, with a selected deal with the function of somatic repeat growth. The profitable candidate will be part of an ongoing analysis program to supply statistical and information evaluation help to the analysis staff. The profitable candidate can even be anticipated to contribute to the formulation and submission of analysis stories, publications, and analysis proposals, in addition to assist handle and direct this complicated and difficult mission as alternatives permit.

Essential Duties and Duties

1. Help analysis throughout the group to additional our understanding of the genetic foundation of Huntington illness variability.

2. Purchase and assemble related datasets; carry out bioinformatic and information analyses evaluation utilizing acceptable statistical exams and interpret the outcomes.

3. Doc analysis output, together with evaluation and interpretation of all information, sustaining information and databases, and drafting common progress stories for funders.

4. Develop and improve your analysis profile and fame and that of the College of Glasgow/Monckton group, together with contributing to publications of worldwide high quality in excessive profile/high quality refereed journals, enhancing the analysis affect when it comes to financial/societal profit, and gathering indicators of esteem.

5. Contribute in the direction of growing and sustaining collaborations with colleagues within the Monckton group, worldwide funders, and tutorial colleagues.

6. Develop private abilities, coaching, and expertise for profession development.

7. Survey the analysis literature and setting, perceive the analysis challenges related to the mission and topic space, and develop/implement an acceptable analysis technique.

8. Current analysis at worldwide and nationwide conferences, and at inner and exterior seminars, to develop and improve our analysis profile.

9. Contribute to the supervision, mentoring and coaching of undergraduate and/or postgraduate college students and fewer skilled members of the mission staff to make sure their efficient growth.

10. Hold updated with present data and up to date advances within the subject/self-discipline.

11. Improve the College’s worldwide profile according to its Strategic Plan, “Inspiring Individuals; Altering the World”.

For appointment at grade 7:

12.Carry out the above duties with a better diploma of independence, management and accountability, notably in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing analysis, and mentoring colleagues.

13.  Set up and maintain a monitor file of impartial and joint revealed analysis to determine and preserve your professional fame within the topic space.

14. Survey the analysis literature and setting, perceive the analysis challenges related to the mission & topic space, & develop/implement an acceptable analysis technique.

{Qualifications}

Important:

A1. SCQF Degree 10 [Honours degree] in a related topic or a cognate self-discipline, or equal.

A2. Specialist theoretical and sensible expertise of bioinformatics and/or statistical analyses.

A3. A complete and up-to-date data of human genetics analysis and modern molecular biology analysis strategies.

For appointment at Grade 7:

Important:

A4. An awarded Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework stage 12 (PhD) with expertise of non-public growth in an analogous or associated function(s).

Fascinating (for Grade 6):

B1. An awarded [or recently submitted or near completion] PhD in topic specialism or equal.

or

B2. A postgraduate qualification or equal, or present enrolment as a postgraduate analysis pupil in a related specialism.

Information, Expertise, and Expertise

Information and Expertise

Important:

C1. Knowledge evaluation/interpretation abilities together with intensive IT and a few bioinformatics abilities.

C2. Experience in information visualisation.

C3. Glorious communication abilities [oral and written], together with potential to speak complicated and/or giant quantity information clearly and concisely to a various viewers, together with non-statisticians.

C4. Glorious inter-personal abilities together with staff working and a collegiate strategy.

C5. Applicable workload and prioritisation abilities, together with the flexibility to steadiness competing calls for while sustaining high quality output.

C6. Downside fixing abilities together with a versatile and pragmatic strategy.

C7. Self-motivation, initiative and impartial thought/working.

For appointment at grade 7:

Important:

C8. A monitor file of presentation and publication of analysis ends in high quality journals/conferences.

C9. Skill to display a level of independence as illustrated by identification of mission targets from evaluation of the literature, design and evaluation of experiments, and drafting of papers.

Fascinating:

D1. Experience in subsequent technology DNA sequencing know-how and related bioinformatic analyses.

D2. Detailed data of subsequent technology sequencing applied sciences.

Expertise

Important:

E1. Expertise of working with the statistical bundle ‘R’.

E2. Expertise of analysing DNA sequence variants or DNA sequencing information.

E3. Expertise of statistical evaluation, dealing with excessive quantity, complicated and/or delicate information.

E4. Expertise of decoding the necessities of others and producing prime quality work to fulfill analysis targets.

E5. Expertise of working collaboratively with others in the direction of a standard aim.

E6. Confirmed potential to ship high quality outputs in a well timed and environment friendly method.

For appointment at grade 7:

Important:

E7. Ample depth of related analysis expertise, usually together with enough postdoctoral expertise in a associated subject, acceptable to an early profession researcher.

E8. Expertise of constructing a number one contribution in tutorial actions.

E9. Expertise in endeavor impartial analysis.

E10. Dedication to open analysis, as acceptable to the self-discipline, by way of open information, open code, open academic assets, and practices that help replication.

E11. Confirmed dedication to supporting the profession growth of colleagues and to different types of collegiality acceptable to the profession stage.

Fascinating:

F1. Expertise in subsequent technology DNA sequencing know-how and related bioinformatic analyses.

F2. Expertise of human genetics analysis together with genome vast affiliation research and/or entire genome sequencing.

F2. Expertise of analysis into Huntington illness, myotonic dystrophy, and associated issues.

Phrases and Circumstances

Wage shall be Grade 6/7, £32,332 – £36,024/£39,347 – £44,263 each year

This publish is full time, and is funded till 31 Could 2025 in first occasion.

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