Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

Research Fellow in Bioinformatics
UE07 £37,099 - £44,263 (funding available for appointment at lower end of scale)
CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute / Centre for Global Health
Contract type: Full time, 35hrs per week (OR Part time - negotiable)
Fixed Term available from September 2023 to 28 February 2025

Location: Wellcome Sanger Institute (Secondment) Cambridge - recruitment taking place through the University of Edinburgh but in a unique opportunity you will be seconded and work in person at Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge.

The Centre for Global Health at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh and the Wellcome Sanger Institute are looking for an enthusiastic and outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join a collaborative research team working on the bioinformatics of pathogen genomes.

The Opportunity:
Your skills and attributes for success:

- PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics or a related computational or quantitative discipline
- Proven ability to use a coding language to solve problems (e.g. R, Python, C++ etc)
- Evidence of ability to independently develop and deliver high quality research
- Evidence of ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme **, **staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The 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.

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**Work with us | Usher Institute **_- where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world. _**

Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.



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