[SocBiN] Bioinformatics job at Cancer Research UK in Cambridge

[Margus Lukk]

Dear All,


Duncan Odom lab at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute is 
announcing following job opening.


Best,
Margus


      Senior Computational Biology Analyst-SCI00224

Closing Date:11/Jul/2012, 12:00:00 AM

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*About the Job
*The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is a major new initiative of 
Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. 
Strategically situated on the Addenbrooke’s biomedical campus, the 
Institute emphasises a multi-disciplinary approach linking the 
laboratory to the clinic to solve problems associated with the 
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

We are seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatician to work in Duncan 
Odom’s Regulatory Systems Biology Laboratory, a biological research 
group which takes a systems-level, integrative approach to explore the 
control and evolution of gene expression. The Odom laboratory 
collaborates closely with a number of computational research groups at 
the EMBL-EBI in Hinxton, and are looking to add a supporting 
computational biologist to our research team, which currently has one 
computational and eight wet-lab biologists.

You will work closely with scientists in handling and analyzing data 
generated by our in-house Illumina genomics platforms for a range of 
applications including differential gene expression, ChIP analysis of 
DNA-bound proteins (ChIP-seq) and DNase I hypersensitivity. You will 
also gain experience in experimental design and downstream analysis 
techniques, such as identifying gene signatures and regulatory networks.

The laboratory's HTP sequencing data, includes: transcription factor 
binding (ChIP); histone localization; identification of mRNA, small RNA, 
and total RNA; chromatin conformation analysis (ChIA-PET), and 
resequencing and structural variation analysis (paired-end genomic 
DNA).  There will be an ongoing need for development and automation of 
analyses involving sequence alignment and assembly.

*About You*
Prior experience with microarray data (Illumina, Agilent, Affymetrix and 
Nimblegen) or sequencing data in a range of different scientific 
applications, including differential gene expression, chromatin 
confirmation, CGH, ChIP, and SNP identification, would be recommended. 
Fluency in Linux is essential and excellent knowledge in at least one of 
the following programming languages is expected: Python, Perl, R, C/C++.

You will have an MSc in a scientific or computational discipline and 
significant or extensive experience in Computational Biology. A PhD 
would be highly advantageous. The role requires good communication 
skills as you will work closely with bench scientists and other 
computational biologists. You should be able to demonstrate the ability 
to work well in a team while also being a proactive individual capable 
of independent work.

Please note that although this position requires high levels of 
computational competence, expertise, creativity and enthusiasm, this 
position is not a postdoctoral fellowship.  Instead, this post is an 
unusual opportunity for a computational research scientist to obtain 
exposure and involvement across the research portfolio of a cutting-edge 
genomics research group in a protected staff position.

*About Cancer Research UK*
Cancer Research UK is the world's largest cancer charity dedicated to 
beating cancer through research. With a total of over £332 million spent 
on research during the 2010/11 financial year, funding the work of more 
than 4,000 researchers, doctors and nurses throughout the UK, our 
groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of 
cancer has saved millions of lives’. With over 3,500 staff, we are a 
large, complex, dynamic and diverse charity.

*How to Apply
*All applications should be made via the Cancer Research UK careers 
website, where you will need to create a profile before you can submit 
an application.

_https://cruk.taleo.net/careersection/cruk_corporate/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=SCI00224 
<https://cruk.taleo.net/careersection/cruk_corporate/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=SCI00224>_

Our online application process also involves attaching your CV and 
Covering letter which should outline your interest in applying for the 
role and explain how you meet the set criteria.


The full role profile is available here:
http://aboutus.cancerresearchuk.org/groups/cr_common/@abt/@hre/documents/generalcontent/hr_role_profile_sci00224.pdf



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