Staff Bioinformatician

Job title:

Staff Bioinformatician

Company

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:UE07: £40,247 – £47,874 per annum.College/School/Department: MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and CancerContract type: Full time – 35 hoursFixed Term dates: 2 years (1/04/25-31/03/27)The Opportunity:We are looking for an experienced and well-motivated bioinformatician, interested in bringing their computational expertise to cutting edge, biomedical sequencing projects.This is an opportunity to play critical roles in a variety of collaborative sequence analysis efforts in large cancer cohort projects. You will join an experienced and well-resourced group within an extended community of computational biologists at IGC, and work with multidisciplinary teams involving clinicians and experimentalists active in cancer research. The position is for 2 years initially, with likely extension beyond this point.This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.The salary for this post is £40,247 – £47,874 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computer Science or a closely related discipline (or near completion)
• Research experience in computational biology, particularly projects generating novel insights into medical genomics or cancer.
• Published experience in the analysis of high throughput biological datasets.
• Programming experience in Linux/UNIX environments.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills in R.

Click to view a copy of the full job description (opens new browser tab)Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:– CV– Cover letterAs a valued member of our team you can expect:

• To work with a variety of distinguished scientists and clinical staff on a wide range of research projects, encompassing cancer genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics. The IGC (https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-genetics-cancer) is in the vanguard of the ongoing revolution in medicine. It is engaged in interdisciplinary, high throughput biomedicine, with more than 500 researchers spanning cell and molecular biology, human genetics, computational biology and medicine. Over the past two decades the Semple lab (https://semplelab.com/) has participated in local, national and international consortia – extracting new insights into human disease from large sequencing datasets.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab)Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 7th February 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.Interviews will be held later in February 2024.The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:A deep understanding of human genome function – particularly for the non-coding genome – is an outstanding grand challenge. Our mission is to discover how our genome controls the function of molecules, cells and tissues, in health and disease, connecting human genetic variation to phenotype.Multidisciplinary HGU research programs embrace genetic, computational, biochemical, cellular, model organism and clinical approaches, to gain meaningful insights across scales and dynamic processes, with cross-cutting themes in 4D Cellular Medicine and Genome Interpretation.To find out more visitThe MRC Human Genetics Unit is part of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC). This partnership with CRUK Edinburgh Centre and Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine Centre aims to understand development and disease by using the latest developments in genetic, genomic, cellular and clinical science. The partnership provides access to state of the art scientific facilities, scientific infrastructure and business support, including on site Advanced Imaging Resource, Animal Model support, Bioinformatics Analysis Core, DNA sequencing, Flow Cytometry, Mass Spectrometry, HTPU microarray. The IGC also offers a highly collegial environment with excellent local career development support, active social, wellbeing and sustainability related groups making it a very desirable and supportive working environment.To find out more visit

Expected salary

£40247 – 47874 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 02:10:22 GMT

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