R sig jobs - Dec 2012 - Job postings - computational biologists in translational science

Dear All,

We have two computational biology positions to advertise - details below:

Crispin

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The Paterson Institute for Cancer Research
(www.paterson.man.ac.uk<http://www.paterson.man.ac.uk/>), an Institute of
The University of Manchester, seeks two (one senior, one junior) computational
biologists to join the Applied Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group
(ACBBG). The Paterson Institute is one of Europe?s premier cancer research
centres and is core-funded by Cancer Research UK, the world?s largest
independent cancer research charity. Our juxtaposition to The Christie NHS
Foundation Trust, Europe?s largest specialist cancer hospital, provides
exceptional opportunities for interactions between basic and clinical research
teams, facilitating rapid translation of fundamental research findings to
patient benefit. The Institute is at the heart of the Manchester Cancer Research
Centre (MCRC), an exciting development that integrates cancer research across
Manchester (www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk<http://www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/>).

The ACBBG incorporates postdoc-level bioinformaticians and computational
biologists who provide collaborative support for the analysis of high throughput
genomics data, including ChIP seq, RNA seq, whole genome DNA sequencing,
microarrays and quantitative protein mass spectrometry. Based within the ACBBG,
and part of an interdisciplinary team featuring programmers, computational
biologists and bench scientists, senior analysts work collaboratively for
extended periods with other research groups within the Institute, where they are
able to bring their expertise in genomics analysis to multiple projects and
datasets.


Senior Computational Biologist

Reference number: PI/12/57
Starting salary: range: ?33,300 to ?57,100 (dependent upon experience)
Closing date: 04 January 2013

? Non time limited position

The post holder will work closely with the Group Leader to coordinate and manage
the collaborative work of the group. Ideally the successful applicant will have
a PhD in computational biology or a related discipline, will have strong
programming skills, significant experience coding in R or Matlab, and
substantial experience analysing complex global genomics datasets. They will
have excellent communication skills and a proven ability to coordinate a
scientific team in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment in
which multiple overlapping projects must be coordinated and run to tight, but
achievable, deadlines. Direct experience working with clinical statistics, deep
sequencing data and quantitative mass spectrometry would convey a significant
advantage, as would familiarity with Bioconductor.




Computational Biologist

Reference number: PI/12/56
Starting salary: range: ?28,000 to ?45,700 (dependent upon experience)
Closing date: 04 January 2013

? Non time limited position

The post holder will ideally have a PhD in computational biology or a related
discipline, strong programming skills in R or Matlab, and significant relevant
experience analysing complex global genomics datasets. Direct experience working
with deep sequencing data would convey a significant advantage, as would a deep
understanding of clinical statistics and their application to genomics data. The
successful applicant will relish working at the interface between computing,
genomics technology, and clinical and translational science, and will be
comfortable in a project-led environment in which multiple projects must be run
concurrently to a deadline.

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