Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

Job ID: MHLDA1016
Job date: 2018-04-27
End Date: 2018-05-24

Company : University of Leeds 

Country : United Kingdom 

Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Would you like to be part of the exciting activities of the MRC Medical Bioinformatics Centre in Leeds and its partner, the MRC Centre for Single Cell Functional Genomics? Do you have broad experience in biomedical, genomics and bioinformatics research? Do you have a passion for conducting biomedical research and delivering cutting edge outputs where the generation and analysis of data play a key role?

You will contribute to a range of projects in fundamental and translational biomedical research intended to benefit human health and drive forward research. You will provide support to colleagues in both MRC Centres, working on experimental design, and providing specialist analyses for a variety of molecular, cellular and genomic biomedical questions. You will work closely on other faculites as well as with University experts in knowledge transfer for research and innovation.

You will have a PhD or equivalent in a relevant biomedical discipline and experience in the application of molecular genetic, and sophisticated cell and molecular biological techniques, to address questions of medical importance. This should be complemented by competence in the bioinformatics approaches necessary to achieve the aims of the MRC Centres. You will also have had previous experience in the commercial sector (particularly the pharmaceutical industry), so as to contribute fully to efforts by the MRC Centres to engage effectively with external partners. Previous experience in drug hunting and development, in the pharmaceutical industry is desirable.

Contract Type: Fixed Term (1 year due to external funding)


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Additional Info:
Location: Leeds

Salary: £32,548 to £47,722 per annum, Grade 7 to Grade 8

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed on: 27th April 2018

Closes: 24th May 2018

Job Ref: MHLDA1016

To explore the post further or for any enquiries you may have, please contact:

Professor Sir Alexander Markham, Director, MRC Medical Bioinformatics Centre, University of Leeds Tel: +44 (0)113 34 38608, email: a.f.markham@leeds.ac.uk

Professor David Bonthron, Director, MRC Single Cell Functional Genomics Centre, University of Leeds Tel: +44 (0)113 34 38648, email: d.t.bonthron@leeds.ac.uk

Further Information:

The University of Leeds is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offers a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN and holds the Bronze award. We will be happy to consider job share applications and are committed to flexible working for all our employees.

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