Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Informatics

The Kennedy Institute are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in bioinformatics/computational biology and a powerful curiosity in human genetics and the microbiome. You’ll 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 looking for to higher perceive microbe-immune interactions and their contribution to irritation and illness.

OCMS combines interdisciplinary experience with state-of-the-art analysis amenities to assist microbiome analysis. As an lively member of OCMS you’ll be anticipated to collaborate intently 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 information (e.g. genotyping, whole-genome sequencing and single-cell sequencing).

It’s best to take a lead function within the computational evaluation of microbiome and human genome datasets with a specific give attention to 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 growth and upkeep of a central, open-source code assortment for the bioinformatic evaluation and integration of microbiome and multi-omic datasets, together with, reporting frequently to group leads on scientific actions and every other points that will affect the profitable completion of a mission.

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 power to ship high-quality analysis that features computational and statistical evaluation of advanced genomic datasets, as demonstrated by a powerful publication document in high-profile scientific journals and have a powerful and demonstrable competence with Python, R and using model management software program. Expertise of supervising a staff of junior workers in a scientific analysis setting and excellence communication expertise as evidenced by means of oral displays, contributions to scientific manuscripts, and skill 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.

This can be 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 (resembling latest PhD/DPhil graduates) or candidates initially from experimental backgrounds who want additional coaching in a number of features 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 primary Disclosure and Barring Service verify

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

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