Statistical/Machine Learning Data Analyst

Job Objective

The postholder will probably be chargeable for performing evaluation of enormous, advanced, multi-platform information units generated on the facility in assist of world class analysis. It will entail analysis on acceptable statistical and machine-learning methodology within the areas of enormous scale omics information comparable to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics/metabolomics and the mixing of those, in addition to outputs for features comparable to protein evaluation and mobile evaluation. It should additionally contain writing software program to implement developed algorithms, such that it may be utilized in a manufacturing surroundings.

The aim of the job can be to supply specialist scientific recommendation and enter to facility customers to maximise the output of their datasets by way of novel analytical strategies, and to disseminate that data to employees and college students by way of mentoring and coaching.

Most important Duties and Obligations

1. Contribute to main analysis goals, supporting analysis tasks to ship optimum outcomes.

2. Work below supervision on assigned tasks, offering high-end organic information analysis and statistical evaluation to particular person tasks in next- technology sequencing (NGS), proteomics and metabolomics on the school of MVLS Shared Analysis Services (SRF).

3. Conduct analysis into one of the best strategies to analyse SRF information, together with their integration and show.

4. Contribute to the writing up of analysis and analyses carried out for SRF shoppers, supporting prime quality analysis publications.

5. Develop analytical workflows to extract which means from varied functions of NGS and proteomics/metabolomics tasks and, specifically, their integration.

6. Optimize the presentation and dissemination of outcomes.

7. Talk with facility customers and collaborators with the intention to perceive the information evaluation necessities and to clarify each the methods used and the outcomes generated.

8. Keep information and undertake common administration and clerical duties supporting the tasks.

9. Contribute to educating actions carried out by members of SRF, together with demonstrating and supervising venture college students.

10. Share within the improvement of undergraduate or postgraduate college students and fewer skilled members of the workforce by supervision, mentoring or coaching.

11. Develop and improve personal analysis profile and fame, and people of the analysis group, SRF, and the College. It will embrace contributing to prime quality publications in refereed journals, contributing to shows at seminars  and at nationwide and worldwide conferences, fostering and managing scientific collaborations, enhancing analysis influence, gathering indicators of esteem, participating in private {and professional} improvement, helping in outreach actions

12. Handle workload actions as agreed with supervisor, balancing analysis and analyses for various SRF customers.

For appointment at Grade 7:

13. Work independently and below supervision on assigned tasks, offering high-end organic information analysis and statistical evaluation to particular person tasks in next- technology sequencing (NGS), proteomics and metabolomics on the school of MVLS Shared Analysis Services (SRF).

14. Contribute to the analysis actions of SRF with the intention of growing a person analysis programme. Promote future analysis by figuring out potential funding sources.

15. Set up and keep a observe document of creating a specialist contribution to publications of worldwide high quality and in excessive profile/high quality refereed journals, enhancing analysis influence by way of economical/societal profit, gathering indicators of esteem.

16. Make a specialist contribution to grant funding functions.

17. The place related, to behave as a co-supervisor for postgraduate analysis college students.

Data, {qualifications}, abilities and expertise

Data/{qualifications}

Important

A1Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework stage 10, (honours diploma) in a related area.

OR Means to exhibit the competencies required to undertake the duties related to this stage of put up having acquired the mandatory data and abilities in an identical or variety of totally different roles

For appointment at Grade 7:

A2 A PhD or equal qualification/expertise in statistics, machine studying or information evaluation.

Fascinating

B1 Demonstrable data of organic ideas comparable to cells, genes, transcripts, proteins and metabolites.

Abilities

Important

C1 Wonderful interpersonal, writing and presenting abilities, and the flexibility to convey advanced information and ideas clearly and concisely.

C2 Robust statistical abilities particularly in relation to making use of statistical software program.

C3 Means to make use of initiative and judgement to resolve issues alone or as a part of the group.

C4 Wonderful interpersonal abilities, together with workforce working and fostering a collegiate method.

C5 Means to combine into an lively group concerned within the technology, evaluation and distribution of omics information.

C6 Means to carry out reporting duties in written and oral types.

C7 Familiarity with integration of various information sorts.

C8 Wonderful programming abilities

Fascinating

D1 Demonstrable expertise within the improvement of algorithms or software program for statistical evaluation of advanced datasets or omics associated functions

D2 Detailed data and or/ hands-on expertise of omics experimental methodology

D3 Means to generate and comply with personal analysis programme in bioinformatics

D4 Confirmed observe document in producing funding D5 Data of NGS information evaluation or proteomics/metabolomics information evaluation. Willingness to increase data to analyse all omics information that’s generated at SRF

D6 Intensive theoretical and sensible data of organic information evaluation and computing applied sciences

Expertise

Important 

E1 Related expertise in topic space

E2 Ability in advanced or omics information evaluation or equal, gained from earlier expertise throughout a number of tasks.

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For appointment at Grade 7:

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E3 Demonstrable expertise in an identical function, finishing up comparable duties to a excessive normal.

E4 Expertise of creating a number one contribution in both analysis actions, or in equal roles within the office

Fascinating

F1 Expertise in database improvement

F2 Expertise of getting programmed massive software program programs

F3 Expertise of decoding the necessities of others and producing prime quality work to satisfy analysis goals.

F4 Expertise of working efficiently in an interdisciplinary workforce

F5 Ample expertise with Unix-like working programs

F6 Ample expertise in utilizing Python

F7 Ample expertise in utilizing R

For appointment at Grade 7:

F8 Expertise of co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications

Casual enquiries could also be directed to Dr Ronan Daly,  [email protected]

Phrases and Circumstances

Wage will probably be Grade 6/7, £32,332 – £44,263 / £39,347 – £44,263 every year.

This put up is full time and open ended.

As a part of Crew UofG you’ll be a member of a world altering, inclusive neighborhood, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our workforce, you’ll be able to count on:

1 A heat welcoming and interesting organisational tradition, the place your skills are developed and nurtured, and success is well known and shared.

2 A superb employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and circumstances together with 41 days of go away for full time employees, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, advantages and low cost packages.

3 A versatile method to working.

4 A dedication to assist your well being and wellbeing, together with a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new employees becoming a member of the College  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/employees/healthwellbeing/.

We imagine that we are able to solely attain our full potential by way of the skills of all. Equality, range and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Purposes are significantly welcome from throughout our communities and specifically individuals from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) neighborhood, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all features of equality and variety inside our neighborhood https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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