Research Assistant – Bioinformatician (Edinburgh)

22 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

UK Dementia Research Institute

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

United Kingdom

Application Deadline

10 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

6 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

10059

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Dementia is the biggest health challenge of our century.

 

To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.

 

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.

 

Researchers at the UK DRI at Edinburgh aim to piece together how all the different brain cells, systems and processes work together to keep our brains healthy over many decades. Unravelling how these finely-tuned interactions are disturbed even before a person has any specific signs or symptoms of dementia – and how changes are involved in driving disease progression – will open new avenues for the development of novel therapies.

 

We are looking to recruit a talented and ambitious bioinformatician / computational biologist to support a range of collaborative studies across the McColl and Priller labs.

 

The Opportunity:

 

You will be joining research-intensive labs investigating neuroimmune mechanisms involved in brain health, ageing, vascular and degenerative brain diseases. This is an exciting role that will be integral to our labs and involve implementing and advancing computational methods which we use routinely as part of a multi-modal approach to addressing our scientific questions. While the role will primarily support ongoing and planned studies

of the labs, there will be scope for professional development, and intellectual contributions to research design and analysis will be highly valued.

 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). This is an on-campus located position, but we are open to this being supplemented with off-campus working on a task-specific basis and through prior agreement with the PIs.

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

Undergraduate

Skills/Qualifications

Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification and/or experience in bioinformatics, or a related computational discipline.

Experience in bioinformatics and statistical analysis of large -omics datasets

Excellent computer and programming skills (e.g. R, Python) and ability to develop and implement computational solutions using coding best practices.

Good knowledge of bioinformatics tools and methods used in genomics/transcriptomics research

Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team and under own initiative

Additional Information
Benefits

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• Salary in the range of £31,396 pa - £36,024 pa (a revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
• To join a research environment with a strong emphasis in utilising omics approaches to solve biological problems and an understanding of the importance of analysis to achieve such goals.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. The McColl and Priller labs are part of the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh , a leading UK-wide research institute dedicated to neurodegenerative diseases. We are also part of Edinburgh Neuroscience , an integrated, cross-disciplinary and vibrant research community and one of the largest neuroscience groupings in Europe. Our labs are located on the Edinburgh BioQuarter  campus, a hub for life sciences research and innovation, health data and bioinformatics, and healthcare delivery.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant research community applying computational methods and informatics to biomedical and health research. Edinburgh houses one of the largest bioinformatics hubs in Europe and our research centres have a well-connected team of informatics staff. 
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page  (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

 

Additional comments

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages  (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UK DRI at The University of Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom

State/Province

The Chancellor's Building,

City

Edinburgh

Postal Code

EH16 4SB

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/…

Contact

City

London

Website

https://ukdri.ac.uk/

Street

6th Floor, UCL Maple House, Tottenham Court Road

Postal Code

W1T 7NF

STATUS: EXPIRED