Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Genomics

Division: Precision Healthcare College Analysis Institute
Wage: (£40,223 – £49,785 every year) (Grade 4)
Reference: 1684
Location: Whitechapel
Date posted: 18 March 2024
Cut-off date: 7 April 2024

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Overview

Concerning the Position

Now we have a possibility to affix the Centre for Multi-omics, working with among the world leaders within the genetic discovery of molecular traits, that underly illness mechanisms. Our group identifies genetic regulation of frequent, complicated ailments to find new drug targets and indications.

Now we have distinctive multi-omic biosample repositories for analysis from consented sufferers, and accessible for longitudinal follow-up, from our culturally-diverse native East London inhabitants. The profitable candidate will be capable to use the repositories in addition to our collaborations with Genes & Well being and Genomics England.

This can be a everlasting submit topic to ongoing funding.

About You

We search a postdoctoral candidate to advance our analysis in molecular precision healthcare via the usage of ethnically numerous biobank-scale DNA sequencing assets, together with entire exome and entire genome sequencing. You’ll ship tasks that leverage whole-genome sequencing at population-scale to determine uncommon, high-impact variants shaping human well being. Additionally, you will have the chance to combine omics analysis with different thematic foci for PHURI in our multi-disciplinary institute.

We’re an bold, curious and enthusiastic worldwide staff, that promotes scientific excellence and profession growth within the context of joyful household calls for. 

Concerning the Institute

PHURI will unite world-leading experience from Queen Mary College of London (QMUL), nationally and internationally to drive analysis excellence and expedite impression. Our multidisciplinary groups will tackle analysis throughout 4 interconnected centres:

• Well being knowledge and analytics;
• Multiomics and single cell analyses;
• MedTech and Units
• Therapeutic Innovation.

These centres will come collectively to create an entire journey from illness identification, via the event of a remedy or intervention, to translation for sufferers within the clinic. This built-in strategy is a distinguishing function of PHURI.

PHURI builds on the shut partnership between QMUL and Barts NHS Belief to make sure that our analysis is targeted on the place it’s wanted most, utilizing real-world medical knowledge to drive the event and focused prescription of therapies primarily based on sufferers’ wants. This can assist to construct a stronger well being service for the individuals of East London, the UK and past.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary College of London, we imagine that a variety of concepts helps us obtain the beforehand unthinkable.

We proceed to embrace variety of thought and opinion in all the pieces we do, within the perception that when views collide, disciplines work together, and views intersect, really authentic thought takes kind.

Advantages

We provide aggressive salaries, entry to a beneficiant pension scheme, 30 days’ depart every year (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket mortgage scheme and entry to a complete vary of private {and professional} growth alternatives. As well as, we supply a variety of labor life stability and household pleasant, inclusive employment insurance policies, versatile working preparations, and campus services together with an on-site nursery on the Mile Finish campus.

Queen Mary’s dedication to our numerous and inclusive neighborhood is embedded in our appointments processes. Cheap changes might be made at every stage of the recruitment course of for any candidate with a incapacity. We’re open to contemplating purposes from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Variety & Dedicated to Equality

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