Internship - Bioinformatician

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

The internship will be conducted through the University of Cambridge Temporary Employment Service and will be based and managed within the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute._

The internship is suitable for individuals with background in a relevant quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology, or Applied Statistics/ Mathematics). You will interact daily with other bioinformaticians and periodically with members of other research groups within the CSCI. You are expected to have excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for learning how to excel in a multidisciplinary environment.

The intern will be involved in both standardised and customised analyses applied on multilayer genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics data with the aim of understanding the dynamic changes in the underlying regulatory networks. Training in specialist computational tools will be provided; an important criterion is the interest in using and developing bioinformatics tools and pipelines to advance stem cell research.

This internship is for 12 weeks, 20 hours per week paid at £10.42 per hour. You will receive full training and will be mentored by Dr Irina Mohorianu on daily basis.

The closing date is Sunday 2nd April 2023 with interviews taking place the second half of April 2023.

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