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Job title Research Fellow Job reference P50293 Date posted 16/09/2015 Application closing date 18/10/2015 Location Exeter Salary The starting salary will £33,242 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience Package Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable) Job category/type Research Job description College of Life and Environmental Sciences Bioinformatician Fixed Term position for 2 years at Full-time The College wishes to recruit a Research Fellow, with advanced skills in bioinformatics to participate in a large and exciting international project called "iPiE" (Intelligence-led Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment) seeking to better understand environmental risk properties of pharmaceuticals, and the consortium is supported by Europe's Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI). The 2 year post is available from 4th January 2016 and will be based in Biosciences on the Exeter campus, working with Dr Lina Gunnarsson and Prof Charles Tyler working in close collaboration with Dr Erik Kristiansson at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The project will assist with research for predicting environmental risk properties that can direct early screening efforts in the drug- development process and help to prioritize active pharmaceutical ingredients in legacy products for further environmental risk assessments. The work will use computational genomics techniques to assess possibilities and limitations of using genomic data to guide the selection of test species and study endpoints for environmental risk assessments of pharmaceuticals. The Research Fellow will apply bioinformatics approaches to predict orthologous relationship between known (human) drug targets and potential targets in other eukaryotic species, help develop strategies and methods for predicting conservation of pharmacological action and potential harmful effects across species, attend the IMI EcoRiskPrediction project team meetings, as required, publish and present results in a timely manner and collaborate with personnel both at Exeter and with external partners. You should have a PhD degree preferably in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, biological sciences or equivalent by the start of the appointment. We are looking for someone with strong practical skills in the use of Unix/Linux systems, experience in comparative genomics, DNA sequence analysis and use of databases such as Ensembl and Uniprot. Knowledge of pharmacy informatics would be an advantage. We expect to see a record of research output in recognised publications. This project will involve interaction with collaborating groups internationally and you should have excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate is likely to have an enthusiastic interest in bioinformatics, pharmaceuticals and/or risk assessment. In return, you will benefit from working in a large, vibrant and successful research group at Exeter with access to an exceptional range of infrastructure, and personal development and career opportunities. For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Charles R Tyler ( c.r.tyler@exeter.ac.uk ) tel 00-44-1392 724450. To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please click here. Interviews are expected to take place in early November. The department is working towards a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of their commitment and impact to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects. The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.
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Job title Research Fellow Job reference P50293 Date posted 16/09/2015 Application closing date 18/10/2015 Location Exeter Salary The starting salary will £33,242 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience Package Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable) Job category/type Research Job description College of Life and Environmental Sciences Bioinformatician Fixed Term position for 2 years at Full-time The College wishes to recruit a Research Fellow, with advanced skills in bioinformatics to participate in a large and exciting international project called "iPiE" (Intelligence-led Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment) seeking to better understand environmental risk properties of pharmaceuticals, and the consortium is supported by Europe's Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI). The 2 year post is available from 4th January 2016 and will be based in Biosciences on the Exeter campus, working with Dr Lina Gunnarsson and Prof Charles Tyler working in close collaboration with Dr Erik Kristiansson at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. The project will assist with research for predicting environmental risk properties that can direct early screening efforts in the drug- development process and help to prioritize active pharmaceutical ingredients in legacy products for further environmental risk assessments. The work will use computational genomics techniques to assess possibilities and limitations of using genomic data to guide the selection of test species and study endpoints for environmental risk assessments of pharmaceuticals. The Research Fellow will apply bioinformatics approaches to predict orthologous relationship between known (human) drug targets and potential targets in other eukaryotic species, help develop strategies and methods for predicting conservation of pharmacological action and potential harmful effects across species, attend the IMI EcoRiskPrediction project team meetings, as required, publish and present results in a timely manner and collaborate with personnel both at Exeter and with external partners. You should have a PhD degree preferably in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, biological sciences or equivalent by the start of the appointment. We are looking for someone with strong practical skills in the use of Unix/Linux systems, experience in comparative genomics, DNA sequence analysis and use of databases such as Ensembl and Uniprot. Knowledge of pharmacy informatics would be an advantage. We expect to see a record of research output in recognised publications. This project will involve interaction with collaborating groups internationally and you should have excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate is likely to have an enthusiastic interest in bioinformatics, pharmaceuticals and/or risk assessment. In return, you will benefit from working in a large, vibrant and successful research group at Exeter with access to an exceptional range of infrastructure, and personal development and career opportunities. For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Charles R Tyler ( c.r.tyler@exeter.ac.uk ) tel 00-44-1392 724450. To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please click here. Interviews are expected to take place in early November. The department is working towards a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of their commitment and impact to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects. The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer which is 'Positive about Disabled People'. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Lunix/Unix
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in R
- Statistics
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