Bioinformatician / Senior Bioinformatician (Fixed Term) Job Vacancy in Cambridge, England, UK

There is an opportunity for a talented bioinformatician to join the interdisciplinary laboratory of Professor Greg Hannon located at the CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. This role is embedded within a team of around ten people focused on RNA and chromatin biology, including a mixture of wet- and dry-lab researchers. The Hannon laboratory as a whole has a long-standing interest in RNA biology and cancer research, and a strong history of developing new tools to address cutting-edge questions in these fields.

As part of our team, you will contribute to our aim to understand the molecular mechanisms of the piRNA pathway. These studies cover a wide range of areas, including transcription, export, and processing of non-coding RNAs, establishment and dynamics of chromatin marks, and ultimately repression of transposable element. Background knowledge in any of these areas would be welcome, but strong bioinformatic skills and an eagerness to work with large-scale genomics data to discover fundamental biology is more important.

You will be integrated into the research activities of the group as a whole and will be expected to also contribute your own ideas. You will have the freedom to undertake independent research in the context of the general research area of the group and will work closely with both wet-lab scientists and bioinformaticians within the group, with core facility scientists, and with the larger community of bioinformaticians at the institute.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 July 2023 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check.

Closing Date: 31 July 2022

Interview Date: TBC

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