Job Description:
We are seeking an enthusiastic Bioinformatics Database Engineer to work on PHI-base (www.PHI-base.org), a resource allowing researchers without specialist bioinformatics skills to understand how fungal, bacteria and protist pathogens cause disease in plants, animals and humans. PHI-base containing data from over 200 pathogenic species. The successful candidate will develop the existing scheme to support new data types and work on a new curation tool called PHI-CANTO, that will permit researchers to enter the data from their own research publication into PHI-base in a guided and controlled way. The position is funded as part of PhytoPath (www.phytopathdb.org) a collaborative project with the Ensembl team at EMBL-EBI that has been BBSRC-funded for the last 5 years. PhytoPath links the phenotyping data in PHI-base to the sequenced genome of plant pathogens maintained by, and makes use of the free and open-source CANTO framework (10.1093/bioinformatics/btu103) to permit community data curation. You will work at Rothamsted Research within both the Wheat Pathogenomics and Applied Bioinformatics teams which bring together biology, molecular genetics, computational science and bioinformatics to provide new leads for crop improvement and smart crop protection. The team has applied for a BBSRC funding renewal to extend the project until mid 2020. In addition, PHI-base has recently joined the wide ELIXIR Data for life project (www.elixir-europe.org) as an agricultural omics resource provider into the Elixir-UK-node. The ideal candidate will have: •Degree in Bioinformatics/Computer Science or substantial work experience in computational biology. •Excellent programming skills in Perl or Python and experience with the development of web-based applications using Apache Lucene. •Knowledge of bioinformatics databases and data formats (Linux). •Experience in building tools and resources used by scientists. •Experience in team working. •Effective communication skills. Expires: January 18, 2017
Additional Info:
This position is a 15 month fixed-term contract with a starting salary within the range of £29,842 to £32,315 per annum. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden Site is located within commuting distance of Central London. We have access to excellent local and leisure facilities, on-site nursery and play scheme 25 days holiday and an attractive benefits package. Our commitment to learning and development, as well as equality and diversity, create a welcoming environment for all prospective employees. Closing date: 18/1/2017 Interviews will be held: 25/1/2017 and 26/1/2017 Please quote reference: 1539R As users of the disability symbol, Rothamsted Research guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies To apply, complete an application form at www.rothamsted.ac.uk and return to the HR Group, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, (e-mail rres.hr@rothamsted.ac.uk) [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
We are seeking an enthusiastic Bioinformatics Database Engineer to work on PHI-base (www.PHI-base.org), a resource allowing researchers without specialist bioinformatics skills to understand how fungal, bacteria and protist pathogens cause disease in plants, animals and humans. PHI-base containing data from over 200 pathogenic species. The successful candidate will develop the existing scheme to support new data types and work on a new curation tool called PHI-CANTO, that will permit researchers to enter the data from their own research publication into PHI-base in a guided and controlled way. The position is funded as part of PhytoPath (www.phytopathdb.org) a collaborative project with the Ensembl team at EMBL-EBI that has been BBSRC-funded for the last 5 years. PhytoPath links the phenotyping data in PHI-base to the sequenced genome of plant pathogens maintained by, and makes use of the free and open-source CANTO framework (10.1093/bioinformatics/btu103) to permit community data curation. You will work at Rothamsted Research within both the Wheat Pathogenomics and Applied Bioinformatics teams which bring together biology, molecular genetics, computational science and bioinformatics to provide new leads for crop improvement and smart crop protection. The team has applied for a BBSRC funding renewal to extend the project until mid 2020. In addition, PHI-base has recently joined the wide ELIXIR Data for life project (www.elixir-europe.org) as an agricultural omics resource provider into the Elixir-UK-node. The ideal candidate will have: •Degree in Bioinformatics/Computer Science or substantial work experience in computational biology. •Excellent programming skills in Perl or Python and experience with the development of web-based applications using Apache Lucene. •Knowledge of bioinformatics databases and data formats (Linux). •Experience in building tools and resources used by scientists. •Experience in team working. •Effective communication skills. Expires: January 18, 2017
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Computational Biology
- Lunix/Unix
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in PERL
Areas :
Additional Info:
This position is a 15 month fixed-term contract with a starting salary within the range of £29,842 to £32,315 per annum. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden Site is located within commuting distance of Central London. We have access to excellent local and leisure facilities, on-site nursery and play scheme 25 days holiday and an attractive benefits package. Our commitment to learning and development, as well as equality and diversity, create a welcoming environment for all prospective employees. Closing date: 18/1/2017 Interviews will be held: 25/1/2017 and 26/1/2017 Please quote reference: 1539R As users of the disability symbol, Rothamsted Research guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies To apply, complete an application form at www.rothamsted.ac.uk and return to the HR Group, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, (e-mail rres.hr@rothamsted.ac.uk) [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]