Deadline: 28 Aug 2019
Grade 7: £32,236 - £39,609 p.a.
Full-time fixed term appoitnment of 18 months, with a possiblity of a further extension up to two years
The role:
This role is an excellent postdoctoral opportunity at University of Oxford for a proactive bioinformatician or computational biologist to advance their career and become part of a large, engaged international network of researchers. This is an exciting opportunity to work on varied datasets and lead in their analysis as a crucial member of the VALIDATE Network, with the aim of advancing vaccine development for neglected diseases.
Responsibilities:
1. Proactively use your skill set to use our members’ data sets to combine, analyse, and interpret cross-pathogen, cross-species, and cross-country data, spotting synergies and differences, and generating new findings and peer-reviewed journal publications
2. Build relationships with VALIDATE researchers to encourage data sharing, and maximisation of data outputs, including attending the VALIDATE annual meeting
3. Manage and continue to improve the VALIDATE data sharing portal
4. Contribute to the wider dissemination of scientific findings through both specialist and nonspecialist publications
5. Participation in, and support of, the public engagement and widening access activities of NDM and the University. This is anticipated to be not more than 2 days per year
6. Any other duties consistent with the grade and role
The job description is not intended to be rigid or inflexible and may include other duties and responsibilities as may be determined. The post-holder is expected to work flexibly and respond positively to changing needs.
Essential selection criteria:
1. Possess a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematics, or statistics, with a scientific background in biology or a keen desire to move into immunology using transferable skills
2. Knowledge of, or ability to learn, immunological assay and early phase clinical trial outputs and data
3. Experience of, or ability to learn, analysing Next generation sequencing and microarray data
4. Programming using statistical and omics packages (e.g. R, Python, or Matlab)
5. Experience of, or willingness to learn, how to manage a data sharing portal
6. Experience of, or willingness to learn, building and working with relational databases, including querying with SQL
7. Proven publication record
8. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with a range of stakeholders
9. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
10. Ability to proactively and creatively use your knowledge to solve data challenges
11. Ability to both work independently and be a strong team player
Desirable selection criteria:
1. Experience of information governance processes related to data processing and sharing
2. Ability to travel to international conferences
3. Experience of working with collaborators based in developing countries
To find out more, or to apply, visit the job webpage.
