Research Assistant/Research Associate in Biosecurity
4 weeks ago
We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.
Salary
Research Assistant: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum
Research Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum
The role
The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), which ICOS is a member, brings together scientists from ten leading UK institutions in a mission to engineer the properties and functions of micro-organisms, creating more effective ways to monitor the environment and remove pollutants. The Cyanobacteria Engineering for Restoring Environments (CYBER) project aims to develop the foundational multidisciplinary tools needed to de-risk environmentally focused engineering biology and ultimately support its future deployment into real-world ecosystems.
We are looking for candidates with a background in microbial (and ideally plants) bioinformatics. It is important that you are familiar with microbial genetics, genomics technologies data sets preparation, analysis, and pre/post-processing of data. You should have experience assembling, annotating, and analysing microbial genomes and metagenomes. Also experience in setting up bioinformatics workflows in on-site computing resources as well as on the cloud would be ideal.
Your role will be to analyse microbial genomes (or metagenomes). You will identify and annotate coding regions, ORFs, regulatory regions and intergenic sections using available information to develop new algorithms and databases when needed. You will have the opportunity to use your skills to improve the traceability of engineered cells and plasmids and their biosecurity.
You will have regular liaison with the other investigators in the projects and the research group, as well as international collaborators. It is important that you keep excellent records of all the activities to deliver the project milestones and retain valuable information to be able to reuse and communicate withing the team.
To have a conversation about the opportunity, please contact Professor Natalio Krasnogor at Natalio.Krasnogor@newcastle.ac.uk.
This role is fixed-term for a period of 24 months.
To apply, please upload a CV and letter of application which outlines how your skills, experiences and knowledge align with the person specification available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button.
Interviews will be held on 5th July 2024.
£31,396 to £44,263 per annum. See advert text for details.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time**Salary**: **Research Assistant**: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum **Research Associate**: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support...
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full timeSalary: Research Assistant: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum Research Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date:...
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full timeSalary: Research Assistant: £31,396 to £32,982 per annum Research Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date:...
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full timeSalary: Research Assistant: £31,396 to £32,982 per annumResearch Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date:...
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full timeSalary: Research Assistant: £31,396 to £32,982 per annumResearch Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. Closing Date:...
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