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Postdoctoral computational biologistQueen Mary University of London, William Harvey ReCentre for Translational BioinformaticsUnited Kingdom-London We are currently seeking a postdoctoral computational biologist (Grade 6 (£43,888 - £48,996)) to join our expanding bioinformatics team at the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI), Queen Mary University of London. Although this role is bioinformatics focused, we would welcome applications from individuals with a strong computer science or statistical analysis background who would be interested in developing their bioinformatics skills and vice versa. The applicant will be based at our picturesque Charterhouse Square site. A link to the position is provided below. Please don’t hesitate to email me (m.r.barnes@qmul.ac.uk) if you would like to discuss the position informally. The closing date for applications is 15th March 2015.
The successful applicant should have a PhD (or an exceptional MSc with experience) in computational biology or computer science and will lead the analysis of high dimensional genomic data, particularly next generation sequencing data (RNA-seq), transcriptomic data, clinical data and other data relevant to drug discovery and translational research. The research will focus on the identification of biomarkers for patient stratification in Immuno-inflammatory diseases. Demonstrable scripting skills (Perl/Python) and good working knowledge of the statistical methods (e.g. R scripting) required to accurately interpret genomic data would be desirable. Experience working in a UNIX/Linux environment on the development of analysis pipelines and relational databases would also be an advantage. The applicant will also work closely with software engineers in our team to develop prototype clinical TranSMART datamarts (http://www.etriks.org/) for genomic-clinical data integration to support the design of innovative new clinical trials and biomarker studies.
The QMUL Charterhouse Square site is a growing research community, which also hosts Genomics England. This is a great opportunity for a genomics-focused researcher to gain more direct experience of translational clinical data analysis, ultimately spearheading the use of genomic data in the clinic. With access to unparalleled patient cohorts, and deep phenotyping data, much of our work is potentially high impact and you will have plenty of opportunity to take a lead on high impact publications.
This post is funded alongside several other posts, including a postdoctoral biostatistician post, through the award of prestigious grants from Arthritis Research UK, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Efficacy Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme and NIHR Translational Research Partnerships. The total award is of approximately £1.8 million, which will build upon our major investment of £25 million in translational research at Queen Mary University of London. The Centre is integrated with the Department of Rheumatology and part of the world renowned William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) (www.smd.qmul.ac.uk).
Further details on this job and the online application process can be found at http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/148573.html or by searching for reference number QMUL5459.
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Position Type: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
Reference (Job ID number): QMUL5459
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: openContact InformationQueen Mary University of London, William Harvey Re
Centre for Translational Bioinformatics
Dr Michael R Barnes
m.r.barnes@qmul.ac.ukHow To Apply:Application must be online at http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/148573.html or by searching for reference number QMUL5459.
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Postdoctoral computational biologistQueen Mary University of London, William Harvey ReCentre for Translational BioinformaticsUnited Kingdom-London We are currently seeking a postdoctoral computational biologist (Grade 6 (£43,888 - £48,996)) to join our expanding bioinformatics team at the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI), Queen Mary University of London. Although this role is bioinformatics focused, we would welcome applications from individuals with a strong computer science or statistical analysis background who would be interested in developing their bioinformatics skills and vice versa. The applicant will be based at our picturesque Charterhouse Square site. A link to the position is provided below. Please don’t hesitate to email me (m.r.barnes@qmul.ac.uk) if you would like to discuss the position informally. The closing date for applications is 15th March 2015.
The successful applicant should have a PhD (or an exceptional MSc with experience) in computational biology or computer science and will lead the analysis of high dimensional genomic data, particularly next generation sequencing data (RNA-seq), transcriptomic data, clinical data and other data relevant to drug discovery and translational research. The research will focus on the identification of biomarkers for patient stratification in Immuno-inflammatory diseases. Demonstrable scripting skills (Perl/Python) and good working knowledge of the statistical methods (e.g. R scripting) required to accurately interpret genomic data would be desirable. Experience working in a UNIX/Linux environment on the development of analysis pipelines and relational databases would also be an advantage. The applicant will also work closely with software engineers in our team to develop prototype clinical TranSMART datamarts (http://www.etriks.org/) for genomic-clinical data integration to support the design of innovative new clinical trials and biomarker studies.
The QMUL Charterhouse Square site is a growing research community, which also hosts Genomics England. This is a great opportunity for a genomics-focused researcher to gain more direct experience of translational clinical data analysis, ultimately spearheading the use of genomic data in the clinic. With access to unparalleled patient cohorts, and deep phenotyping data, much of our work is potentially high impact and you will have plenty of opportunity to take a lead on high impact publications.
This post is funded alongside several other posts, including a postdoctoral biostatistician post, through the award of prestigious grants from Arthritis Research UK, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Efficacy Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme and NIHR Translational Research Partnerships. The total award is of approximately £1.8 million, which will build upon our major investment of £25 million in translational research at Queen Mary University of London. The Centre is integrated with the Department of Rheumatology and part of the world renowned William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) (www.smd.qmul.ac.uk).
Further details on this job and the online application process can be found at http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/148573.html or by searching for reference number QMUL5459.
Job Information
Position Type: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
Reference (Job ID number): QMUL5459
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: openContact InformationQueen Mary University of London, William Harvey Re
Centre for Translational Bioinformatics
Dr Michael R Barnes
m.r.barnes@qmul.ac.ukHow To Apply:Application must be online at http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/148573.html or by searching for reference number QMUL5459.
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