Job ID: 7166BR
Job date: 2018-03-28
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Company : Cardiff University Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2018-03-28
End Date:
Company : Cardiff University Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
We have a rare and exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Bioinformatician to the highly successful Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetics research team at Cardiff University. The post holder will play a leading role in the analysis of large and complex datasets, whilst leading a broad range of investigative and analytical activities related to detection of dementia and for stratifying individuals for future cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to take part in cutting-edge research investigating the complex architecture of AD and related phenotypes. The role holder will work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to perform self-directed analyses using in house and publically available datasets for high impact, peer-reviewed publications. Applicants should be knowledgeable and enthusiastic with the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively. Core tasks will include data analysis and management of genetic and related phenotypic data from Alzheimer’s disease case-control and cohort samples. Collaborative working is a key component of this role meaning that communication skills will be vital, in order to cultivate international collaborations from a number of academic institutions. The successful applicant will have a background in biostatistics or statistics with proven experience of extensive large-scale data analyses and manipulation, ideally including analysis of genome-wide association study and next generation sequencing datasets. Expert knowledge of data manipulation in a UNIX/Linux environment and proficiency in high level programming languages such as Perl, Python, or R Statistics is essential. Knowledge of database technologies will be required. Knowledge of techniques used in genetics and epidemiology, as well as experience in using software used for the analysis of genomic data such as PLINK or C++, is desirable. The post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 1st April 2018 and fixed term for two years. Salary: £32,548 - £38,833 per annum (Grade 6)
Additional Info:
Location: Cardiff Salary: £32,548 to £38,833 per annum (Grade 6) Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 23rd March 2018 Closes: 9th April 2018 Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics & Genomics College Of Biomedical and Life Sciences Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
We have a rare and exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Bioinformatician to the highly successful Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetics research team at Cardiff University. The post holder will play a leading role in the analysis of large and complex datasets, whilst leading a broad range of investigative and analytical activities related to detection of dementia and for stratifying individuals for future cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to take part in cutting-edge research investigating the complex architecture of AD and related phenotypes. The role holder will work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to perform self-directed analyses using in house and publically available datasets for high impact, peer-reviewed publications. Applicants should be knowledgeable and enthusiastic with the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively. Core tasks will include data analysis and management of genetic and related phenotypic data from Alzheimer’s disease case-control and cohort samples. Collaborative working is a key component of this role meaning that communication skills will be vital, in order to cultivate international collaborations from a number of academic institutions. The successful applicant will have a background in biostatistics or statistics with proven experience of extensive large-scale data analyses and manipulation, ideally including analysis of genome-wide association study and next generation sequencing datasets. Expert knowledge of data manipulation in a UNIX/Linux environment and proficiency in high level programming languages such as Perl, Python, or R Statistics is essential. Knowledge of database technologies will be required. Knowledge of techniques used in genetics and epidemiology, as well as experience in using software used for the analysis of genomic data such as PLINK or C++, is desirable. The post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 1st April 2018 and fixed term for two years. Salary: £32,548 - £38,833 per annum (Grade 6)
Skills :
- Biostatistics
- Genetics
- Lunix/Unix
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in PERL
- Statistics
Areas :
Additional Info:
Location: Cardiff Salary: £32,548 to £38,833 per annum (Grade 6) Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 23rd March 2018 Closes: 9th April 2018 Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics & Genomics College Of Biomedical and Life Sciences Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]