[BioSQL-l] Job opportunity: Head of Bioinformatics at Institute for Animal Health (Surrey, UK)

[Giles Weaver]

Dear All.

Please pass the following onto anyone who may be
interested. Note the closing date is the 16th March (next
Friday!).

Thanks,

Giles

HEAD OF BIOINFORMATICS

DRIVE AND SUPPORT
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH INTO THE VIRAL DISEASES OF
ANIMALS

£42,769-£47,521
Ref: IRC43544
BASED: INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL
HEALTH, PIRBRIGHT LABORATORY, SURREY 

Leading the bioinformatics team,
you will provide support to to IAH scientists involved in quantitative
biology, but will also have the opportunity to pursue your own research.
Areas of current interest include modelling of virus evolution and host
immune responses using next-generation sequencing data; _in silico_
analysis of host genetics and genomics data; and learning and predicting
networks of biomolecular interactions from post-genomic data sets. 

In
this high-profile role, you'll be expected to seek funds for new
projects and continue your excellent track record of publication.
Building collaborative research links with other members of IAH is
encouraged. 

Holding a PhD or equivalent in a relevant branch of the
biosciences, you will have experience in a recognised R&D environment.
The ability to develop and manage relational databases is essential, so
we would expect proficiency in MySQL (or similar), languages such as
Perl or Python, and familiarity with R, Bioconductor or another
statistical program. Experience of writing grant applications and
managing staff would be helpful. 

The Institute for Animal Health (IAH)
is an institute of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council (BBSRC). We work to enhance the UK's capability to contain,
control, and eliminate viral diseases in animals through highly
innovative fundamental and applied bioscience. 

Informal enquiries
about the post can be made to Simon Gubbins, Head of Mathematical
Biology (simon.gubbins at iah.ac.uk [1]) 

APPLICATIONS ARE HANDLED BY THE
RCUK SHARED SERVICES CENTRE; TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT OUR JOB BOARD AT
HTTPS://EXT.SSC.RCUK.AC.UK [2] AND COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.
APPLICANTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THIS ADVERT IN AN ALTERNATIVE
FORMAT (E.G. LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, AUDIO OR HARD COPY), OR WHO ARE
UNABLE TO APPLY ONLINE SHOULD CONTACT US BY TELEPHONE ON 01793 867003,
PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER IRC43544. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
IAH GO TO 

CLOSING DATE: 16TH MARCH 2012. 

Links:
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[1]
mailto:simon.gubbins at iah.ac.uk
[2] https://ext.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/