Bioinformatician

**Job Purpose**
The post holder will join the Institute of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine (IBOHVM), University of Glasgow, and the MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) where they will be embedded in the bioinformatics hub within.
The post holder will have a lead role in the support, maintenance and development of the underlying software framework supporting deployable virus sequencing projects. This will involve working closely to support team members and collaborators (often based internationally) with limited bioinformatics experience and local computing infrastructure, including the development of automated and user-friendly pipelines and GUI/web-based interfaces. The post holder’s primary commitment will be to rabies virus projects led by Dr Kirstyn Brunker and Professor Katie Hampson, focusing on catalysing and routinizing sample-to-sequence-to-interpretation, to facilitate outbreak response and inform rabies elimination programmes. It is anticipated that the post will have a flexible working dynamic to support other CVR projects (as needed), working more broadly with the team of bioinformaticians, computer scientists, software engineers and computational biologists, with opportunities to gain skills and expertise in this exciting and wide-ranging role.
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**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
1. To develop viral bioinformatics pipeline/software resources and support existing GLUE resources and functionality in order to support the goals of the project and its partners.
3. To develop and maintain a cloud-based Amazon Web Server (AWS) resource that will support the project aims of rabies sequencing projects based both locally and internationally.
4. Support (in-person and remote) training and troubleshooting in the use of bioinformatic resources and computing infrastructure.
5. To work with the Hampson/Brunker research groups and the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) to support their project aims.
6. To develop and enhance your profile and reputation and that of the University of Glasgow, including writing and contributing to publications of international quality in high quality journals aligned with the project goals.
7. Contribute to the presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
8. Participate in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops to contribute to the use of the GLUE framework across the wider community (e.g., with academic partners).
9. Contribute to the supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
10. Keep up to date with relevant bioinformatics literature, practical knowledge base, and recent advances in the field/discipline.
11. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
12. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School/Director of Research Institute or Head of CVR Bioinformatics.
13. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing the World

**For appointment at Grade 7**:

14. Perform the above duties with a higher degree of independence, leadership and responsibility, particularly in relation to planning, funding, collaborating and publishing research.
15. To help develop and maintain external collaborations, nationally and internationally in line with the project goals.


**Qualifications/ Knowledge/Skills and Experience**

**Qualifications**

**Essential**:
Or
Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post having acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in a similar role.

**For Appointment at Grade 7**-Or
Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated.

**Desirable**:

**Knowledge and Skills**

**Essential**:

C1 Excellent general software engineering skills.
C2 Excellent database design skills.
C3 Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
C4 Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
C5 Excellent time and project management skills.
C6 Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
C7 Willingness and aptitude to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
C8 Excellent problem-solving skills.

**For appointment at Grade 7**:

C9 Proven ability to plan and efficiently collaborate with others and deploy resources in support of major research activities.

**Desirable**:

D1 Demonstrated ability to contribute to an international consortium.

**Experience**

**Essential**:

E1 Track record in database systems development.
E2 Experience of programming languages relevant to the project: Java, Python and JavaScript.
E3 Experience of the software development process and demonstrated outputs
E4 Familiarity with ve