Reader in Translational Bioinformatics

Department: William Harvey Research Institute
Salary: The starting salary will be Grade 7 and commensurate for a non-clinical Reader (Grade 7)
Reference: QMUL29934
Location: Charterhouse Square
Date posted: 5 December 2022
Closing date: 19 December 2022

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Applications are invited for the post of Reader in Translational Bioinformatics. The successful candidate will make significant contributions to the intellectual life of the School / Institute and research field of transcriptomics analyses in cardiometabolic traits, as well as play a key role in the expansion of the field across the Institute and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. They will lead their research group by example, providing direction that will enable its success, deliver high quality teaching which enhances student experience, as well as contributing as a senior academic to the wider achievements of the School / Institute and Institution.

About You

In line with the University of London standards for the conferment of the title of Reader, the post-holder will achieve this by:

1. Having a postgraduate qualification in an area related to the discipline;

2. Making important research contributions to the field;

3. Having access to extended transcriptomic data from tissues / cells relevant to cardiometabolic traits

4. Expertise in bioinformatics and machine learning

5. Advancing the subject or profession through publications, creative works or other forms of scholarship or performance;

6. Delivering high quality teaching including making innovations in key aspects of teaching and learning;

7. Contributing to the administration of research, teaching and other university activities;

8. Maximising opportunities for public engagement in the subject.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum, a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is full time Readership post, a permanent appointment, with an expected start date of 1 February 2023. The starting salary will be Grade 7 and commensurate for a non-clinical Reader.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor Panos Deloukas at ([email protected] ).

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.

The closing date for applications is 19 December 2022

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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