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Reference MED455021
Closing Date Wednesday, 10th November 2021
Job Type Research
Department Life Sciences
Salary £27924 to £40927 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Applications are invited to the above role to support Professor Matthew Loose and the DeepSeq research team in conducting research into the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 in wastewater as part of a UK wide consortium. The post holder will be expected to support researchers through sample management and tracking, generation of reports and data management, novel analysis and paper writing. The post holder will have the chance to learn new skills and work with automation platforms if they so wish. Additional bioinformatics roles to support the ongoing work in DeepSeq as required.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate evidence of sufficient breadth or depth of research methodologies and techniques to work within this research area. Some practical experience of applying the specialist skills approaches and techniques are an essential requirement for this role.
Knowledge of Illumina and/or Nanopore metagenomics/consensus sequencing analysis would be desirable.
Candidates must hold a Degree, or equivalent in a relevant subject area (Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or similar) and must hold A PhD or be near to completion of, a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subject area (Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or similar).
This full-time (36.25 hour) fixed-term post is available immediately until 30th June 2022. Job share arrangements may be considered.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Victoria Wright: victoria.wright@nottingham.ac.uk and Professor Matthew Loose: matt.loose@nottingham.ac.uk
Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted.
The School of Life Sciences holds an Athena Silver SWAN Award, in recognition of our commitment to supporting and advancing women’s careers in the life sciences (STEMM). You can read more about this initiative at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/life-sciences/documents/athena-swan-silver-award.pdf
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