[Biopython] 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!).
For
a pretty version of the advert without mangled formatting please see
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADZ114/head-of-bioinformatics/.

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/