Job ID: SLSC0361
Job date: 2018-02-03
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Company : University of Dundee Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2018-02-03
End Date:
Company : University of Dundee Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated programmer/scientist to join the Jalview (www.jalview.org) development team. Jalview is free visualisation and data integration software that was first developed in 1996 and is used by tens of thousands of researchers and students for the analysis of biological sequence and structural data (proteins, DNA and RNA). If you want to join the Jalview project, then you need to demonstrate:
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Location: Dundee Salary: £31,604 to £47,722 per annum. See text for details. Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 1st February 2018 Closes: 2nd March 2018 Grade 7 (£31,604 - £38,833) or Grade 8 (£39,992 - £47,722) according to experience. Jalview development is about world-class Java application software engineering, user interface design, high-performance data analysis and communicating best practice in the interactive visual exploration of biological data. If you aren’t already working in computational biology/bioinformatics, then this is a great opportunity to gain knowledge of key resources in this fast-moving field (e.g. ENSEMBL, ENA, Interpro, TCGA, COSMIC, wwwPDB and GO). Jalview development is managed in Prof. Geoff Barton’s bioinformatics research group at the University of Dundee (www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk). The team occupies purpose-built space for computational research in the Discovery Centre, the latest development to the School of Life Sciences research complex. We support flexible working arrangements and the University has a generous holiday entitlement. This position is available for two years in the first instance. Informal enquiries about this position may be made to Prof. Geoff Barton (gjbarton@dundee.ac.uk) or Dr Jim Procter (jprocter@dundee.ac.uk). Additional Information: The University of Dundee is a diverse community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment. We have family friendly policies (including flexible working and childcare vouchers), staff groups for LGBT and BME; and prayer room facilities. The University of Dundee has received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award (Athena Swan) which recognises the promotion of gender equality and has made further commitment to advancing inclusive culture which supports and encourages all under-represented groups. The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated programmer/scientist to join the Jalview (www.jalview.org) development team. Jalview is free visualisation and data integration software that was first developed in 1996 and is used by tens of thousands of researchers and students for the analysis of biological sequence and structural data (proteins, DNA and RNA). If you want to join the Jalview project, then you need to demonstrate:
- Strong Java application development experience. We will also consider applicants with demonstrable experience in other object orientated languages (such as C++, C#, or JavaScript) who wish to develop their Java skills on a challenging project.
- Familiarity in developing complex GUI applications that take advantage of web services, large scale databases and distributed computation.
- Ability to apply good software engineering practice (version control, documentation, code review, build systems, tests, debuggers).
- Good written, visual, oral, and online communication skills.
- Experience of working with a large legacy codebase.
- Enthusiasm for learning about the science and data types that Jalview supports.
- A degree, masters, or Ph.D. and/or equivalent experience in a scientific or numerate discipline.
- A keen interest in the creation of powerful open source interactive visualisation and analysis tools for biological data science.
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Location: Dundee Salary: £31,604 to £47,722 per annum. See text for details. Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 1st February 2018 Closes: 2nd March 2018 Grade 7 (£31,604 - £38,833) or Grade 8 (£39,992 - £47,722) according to experience. Jalview development is about world-class Java application software engineering, user interface design, high-performance data analysis and communicating best practice in the interactive visual exploration of biological data. If you aren’t already working in computational biology/bioinformatics, then this is a great opportunity to gain knowledge of key resources in this fast-moving field (e.g. ENSEMBL, ENA, Interpro, TCGA, COSMIC, wwwPDB and GO). Jalview development is managed in Prof. Geoff Barton’s bioinformatics research group at the University of Dundee (www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk). The team occupies purpose-built space for computational research in the Discovery Centre, the latest development to the School of Life Sciences research complex. We support flexible working arrangements and the University has a generous holiday entitlement. This position is available for two years in the first instance. Informal enquiries about this position may be made to Prof. Geoff Barton (gjbarton@dundee.ac.uk) or Dr Jim Procter (jprocter@dundee.ac.uk). Additional Information: The University of Dundee is a diverse community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment. We have family friendly policies (including flexible working and childcare vouchers), staff groups for LGBT and BME; and prayer room facilities. The University of Dundee has received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award (Athena Swan) which recognises the promotion of gender equality and has made further commitment to advancing inclusive culture which supports and encourages all under-represented groups. The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]