Vacancy for Computational Biologist in UK

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Vacancy for Computational Biologist

Salary:£39,734 per annum plus benefits
Location:South Kensington
Link: https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_1759.aspx

Role summary



The Natural History Museum (NHM) is one of the world’s leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
Forming one division within the museum’s Core Research Laboratories, the Molecular Biology Division comprises of a multi-disciplinary group, applying a wide variety of molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics approaches, actively contributing to the museums applied research and development programmes.  Our research and development expertise, its investment in the latest technologies and interactions with our research partnerships offer a rare opportunity to study and better understand our environment.
We seek an experienced PhD level, or equivalent, computational biologist focused on supporting the development, implementation and training needs of both the Molecular Biology and wider Natural History Museum. You will work closely with senior scientists, experienced technology developers, with additional support from bioinformaticians across the museum. 
This critical role will be tasked with implementing pipelines for the analysis of genomics, including targeted sequencing, transcriptomics and de novo assemblies.  Further to this, develop novel or bespoke software tools for the analysis of commercial works, wider research programmes investigating biodiversity and conservation, such as Tree of Life, environmental barcoding, and the diversity of research undertaken at the museum. You will also contribute to the NHMs diagnostic development activities, utilising molecular approaches, including mobile nanopore sequencing and centralised sequencing platforms, Illumina, ONT and PacBio.
This varied opportunity will ideally suit a candidate with a strong research and development background, with practical experience of analysing genomics and related data in a (HPC) linux environment, and demonstrable scripting and programming experience, such as Python, Perl, Ruby or Java.
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 20 August 2019
Interviews expected: 29 or 30 August 2019

How to apply



Please complete your application online in our recruitment portal.
You should upload the following documents:
  • A comprehensive curriculum vitae giving details of relevant achievements in recent posts as well as your education and professional qualifications.
  • A covering letter that summarises your interest in this post, providing evidence of your ability to match the criteria outlined in the role competencies. 
  • Please ensure your letter includes details of your latest salary and notice period.

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