Research Technician Overview of the Role
Can you provide technical support to research projects and do you have extensive experience in using various bioinformatic tools to analyse large genomic data sets?
This post is funded from a grant awarded to Associate Professor Dr Sinisa Savic. The aim of the fellowship is to investigate the role of post-zygotic, somatic mutations in the pathogenesis of various immune mediated inflammatory diseases and their influence on response to treatment.
You will be working closely with a growing team of research Fellows, research Technicians and PhD students to deliver the objectives of this project. You will be expected to provide bioinformatics and analytical support for the research group, assisting with the analysis of large omics datasets generated from high throughout NGS.
This post is primarily office-based but may also involve assisting laboratory wet-lab work where required. Experience of shell scripting and HPC navigation is essential. Experience using different programming languages i.e., R, Python, SQL is highly desirable.
This role will be based at St James's University campus.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, pleasecontact:
Dr Sinisa Savic, Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Additional Information Working at LeedsWe are a campus based community and regular interaction with campus is an expectation of all roles in line with academic and service needs and the requirements of the role. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements. To find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Leeds area visit our Working at Leeds information page.
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Location: Leeds - St James University Hospital / Main CampusFaculty/Service: Faculty of Medicine & Health School/Institute: Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) Section: Inflammatory Arthritis Category: Research Grade: Grade 6 Salary: £30,487 to £36,024 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed Term (Available for 12 months due to external grant income) Release Date: Thursday 16 November 2023 Closing Date: Thursday 23 November 2023 Reference: MHLRM1239
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Further details:Job details
Title
Research Technician
Employer
University of Leeds
Location
United Kingdom
Published
November 17, 2023
Application deadline
November 23, 2023
Job type
Research
Field
Biology,Chemistry,Medicine,Physics
About the employer
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884 it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Yorkshire College. It became part of the federal Victoria University in 1887, joining Owens College (which became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool). In 1904 a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.
The university has 36,330 students, the 5th largest university in the UK (out of 169). From 2006 to present, the university has consistently been ranked within the top 5 (alongside the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Nottingham and the University of Edinburgh) in the United Kingdom for the number of applications received. Leeds had an income of £789.6 million in 2019/20, of which £139.9 million was from research grants and contracts. The university has financial endowments of £82.1 million (2019–20), ranking outside the top ten British universities by financial endowment.
Notable alumni include current Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer, former Secretary of State Jack Straw, former co-chairman of the Conservative Party Sayeeda Warsi, Piers Sellers (NASA astronaut) and six Nobel laureates.