Job ID: 132676
Job date: 2017-12-24
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Company : University of Oxford Country : Role : Technician
Job date: 2017-12-24
End Date:
Company : University of Oxford Country : Role : Technician
Job Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bioinformatician to work on a new collaborative project between the Bond (Ludwig Institute) and Buffa (MRC/CRUK Institute) groups at the University of Oxford. In your role as Bioinformatician, you will gather, analyse health records and genotype data from the UK Biobank. You will have a first degree in Bioinformatics, Bioengineering or equivalent numerical subject along with substantial experience in ‘omic data analysis tools and software (e.g. BWA, Picard, GATK, SNVer, VarScan2, Samtools) and programming languages such as PERL and Python. Experience in genomics platforms and data-mining and machine learning software (e.g.Weka) are required. Excellent communication skills and a proven, successful track record in analysis of genomics data are essential. The post is a fixed-term contract for 1 year. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the post. Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 3 January 2018 will be considered.
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Please note that the University of Oxford's retirement policy has changed. With effect from 1 October 2017, all employees at Grade 8 and above have a retirement age of the 30 September before the 69th birthday. All employees at Grades 1-7 do not have a set retirement age. Further details are available here: www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/preemploymentscreening. https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=132676 Closing Date: 03-JAN-2018 12:00[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bioinformatician to work on a new collaborative project between the Bond (Ludwig Institute) and Buffa (MRC/CRUK Institute) groups at the University of Oxford. In your role as Bioinformatician, you will gather, analyse health records and genotype data from the UK Biobank. You will have a first degree in Bioinformatics, Bioengineering or equivalent numerical subject along with substantial experience in ‘omic data analysis tools and software (e.g. BWA, Picard, GATK, SNVer, VarScan2, Samtools) and programming languages such as PERL and Python. Experience in genomics platforms and data-mining and machine learning software (e.g.Weka) are required. Excellent communication skills and a proven, successful track record in analysis of genomics data are essential. The post is a fixed-term contract for 1 year. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the post. Only applications received before 12.00 noon on 3 January 2018 will be considered.
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Please note that the University of Oxford's retirement policy has changed. With effect from 1 October 2017, all employees at Grade 8 and above have a retirement age of the 30 September before the 69th birthday. All employees at Grades 1-7 do not have a set retirement age. Further details are available here: www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/preemploymentscreening. https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=132676 Closing Date: 03-JAN-2018 12:00[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]