POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Fixed term appointment of 2 years’ duration
Academic-related Research Staff Grade 7:
Salary £28,983 – £38,951 (top of scale) per annum
The Research Project: “COGANGS” – Comparative Genomics and Next Generation Sequencing – Software Development for Annotation of very large number of genomes
Applications are invited from researchers for a fixed term 2 years’ duration post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant funded by the EU. Candidates should have a relevant background and research experience in computer science/ mathematics or a related field. The project involves collaboration between CLC Bio, BIOBASE, deCODE Genetics, Renyi Institute, University of Göttingen, and Novel Computing Systems in Biology and Professor Jotun Hein (Oxford, UK) to work on the development of software.
Successful applicants should have a doctorate in a relevant scientific field, (or be very close to completing). Biologists with a demonstrated ability to work on large software development projects will also be considered. Further particulars for this post are available on request from the address below or from jobs@stats.ox.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor Jotun Hein at mitchell@stats.ox.ac.uk. Further details of Prof. Hein’s Genome Analysis & Bioinformatics Group can be found at : http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/research/genome
Applicants must send a covering letter, a full curriculum vitae, detailing research interests and publication list, contact details of two referees, completed personal details and equal opportunities monitoring form, to Personnel Administration, Department of Statistics, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG. Tel ++44 (0)1865 272860, Fax: +44 (0)1865 272595
Please quote reference: AM-10-005 in all correspondence.
The closing date for applications is : 12 noon, Wednesday, 22 December 2010.
