This new full-time post is available from 1 March 2024 until 28 February 2028 on a fixed term basis.
The post
The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead a programme of bioinformatic analyses of high-resolution imaging and transcriptomic data as part of ongoing work to explore disease pathology in Type 1 diabetes. This prestigious Steve Morgan Foundation Grand Challenge full-time funded post is available from 1st March 2024 for 4 years in the group of Professor Sarah Richardson.
Specifically, are looking for an experienced bioinformatician with experience of biological systems who is excited about the opportunity to establish pipelines to leverage new knowledge from data generated from state-of-the-art imaging platform analysis of rare pancreas bioresources.
The successful applicant will join the Islet Biology Exeter (IBEx) Group in the Exeter Centre of Excellence for Diabetes Research (EXCEED) within the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Exeter. This role will be based at the RILD (Research Innovation Learning and Development) building situated on the Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) Hospital site. The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team including molecular and cellular biologists, imaging specialists, and mathematicians and bioinformaticians researching different forms of diabetes.
About you
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in mathematical, computational, or systems biology, or in bioinformatics. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and lead projects as required.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
What we can offer you
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
For further information please contact Sarah Richardson, e-mail [email protected] .
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