Postdoctoral Fellow

2 months ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the development of novel single-cell epigenetic sequencing methods to join Chen group in the Cellular Genetics Programme. This position is for a 3 year fixed term post.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Demonstrating and developing your research skills to achieve the following primary objectives:

- Designing and performing novel sequencing methods for profiling of single cells Performing data analysis of single-cell sequencing data in collaboration with other team members.
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to manage project progress and targets
- Communicating results, through publications, presentations

**About Us**:
Our group seeks to explore the epigenetic heterogeneity during tissue development using single-cell sequencing technologies. By integrating multimodal information with developmental biology knowledge, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the regulatory principles of cell-fate specification.

**About You**:
**Joining us as Postdoctoral Fellow**:
You will be part of a vibrant international Postdoctoral Fellow community at the Sanger Institute with a wide programme of transferable skills training and excellent career development opportunities. We are committed to:

- Providing an enriching and respectful research environment so you can focus on and enjoy your work
- Mentoring you and providing opportunities for you to network across the genomics scientific community

**Essential Skills**:

- Experience of research project planning and troubleshooting
- Experience of writing manuscripts for publication
- Demonstrates inclusivity and respect for all
- Motivation and ambition to make a personal contribution to GRL research
- Team player with the ability to work with others in a collegiate and collaborative environment
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and results to collaborators and present orally groups
- Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with wide range of persons of differing levels, abilities and knowledge
- Ability to effectively prioritise, multi-task and work independently
- Detailed orientated, strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Commitment to personal development and updating of knowledge and skills

**Desirable Skills**:

- Experience of working with ATAC-seq librarie.
- Experience of working with tissues and primary cells.
- Understanding of ethics of working with human tissue samples.
- Interest in developmental biology.

**Other information**:
**Salary per annum**:£35,707- £44,712 (dependent upon skills and experience)

**Application Process**:
**Closing Date: 31st October 2023**

**Working at Wellcome Sanger**:
Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance. This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

**Our Benefits**:
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

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