Job ID: 127549
Job date: 2017-02-11
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Company : University of Oxford Country : Role : Technician
Job date: 2017-02-11
End Date:
Company : University of Oxford Country : Role : Technician
Job Description:
We are seeking a Bioinformatician to join an established multi-disciplinary team as part of Modernising Medical Microbiology (MMM) consortium. As our Bioinformatician, you will responsible for building the data infrastructure and primary analysis of the genomic and clinical data of 100,000 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) genomes. You will be given an exciting and rare opportunity to work with global TB experts from five continents, microbial geneticists, clinicians, statisticians and software engineers; integrating statistical genetics, bioinformatics and machine learning methods with the aim of uncovering all genomic variants causing at least 1% resistance to first line anti-TB drugs. You will hold an undergraduate or Master’s degree in a biological or quantitative discipline and have experience in high-throughput next generation whole genome sequence data, including the use of sequence mapping and assembly tools. You will have a strong background in Python or Perl programming, together with an enquiring and flexible attitude and an interest in working collaboratively with researchers from different disciplines.
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European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge Grade 8: £39,324 - £46,924 p.a. The post is full-time and fixed-term for up to 3 years initially. The post is primarily based at the European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge. However, regular travel will be required to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (approximately twice a month). Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday 6 March 2017 will be considered. Contact Person : HR Officer Contact Phone : 01865 221325 Contact Email : hr@ndm.ox.ac.uk[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
We are seeking a Bioinformatician to join an established multi-disciplinary team as part of Modernising Medical Microbiology (MMM) consortium. As our Bioinformatician, you will responsible for building the data infrastructure and primary analysis of the genomic and clinical data of 100,000 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) genomes. You will be given an exciting and rare opportunity to work with global TB experts from five continents, microbial geneticists, clinicians, statisticians and software engineers; integrating statistical genetics, bioinformatics and machine learning methods with the aim of uncovering all genomic variants causing at least 1% resistance to first line anti-TB drugs. You will hold an undergraduate or Master’s degree in a biological or quantitative discipline and have experience in high-throughput next generation whole genome sequence data, including the use of sequence mapping and assembly tools. You will have a strong background in Python or Perl programming, together with an enquiring and flexible attitude and an interest in working collaboratively with researchers from different disciplines.
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European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge Grade 8: £39,324 - £46,924 p.a. The post is full-time and fixed-term for up to 3 years initially. The post is primarily based at the European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge. However, regular travel will be required to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford (approximately twice a month). Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday 6 March 2017 will be considered. Contact Person : HR Officer Contact Phone : 01865 221325 Contact Email : hr@ndm.ox.ac.uk[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]