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Research Software Engineer

University of Leicester - Population Health Sciences

Location: Leicester
Salary: £36,386 to £42,155 Grade 7 per annum pro rata
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 2nd February 2023
Closes: 28th February 2023
Job Ref: 6758
 

About the role

In this role you will develop, implement and support software and informatics approaches to manage the collection and assist with study management, integration of these data from diverse sources, and enhancing usability of the data through development of software solutions and preparation of datasets for research projects.

Your main contributions with be the Extended Cohort of E-health, Environment and DNA (EXCEED) study. This is a longitudinal cohort of over 11,000 participants with a broad research utility to address a range of diseases, including respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, metabolic disease, infections (including COVID-19), multimorbidity, and drug response. EXCEED has contributed to diverse new successful research across 50 approved studies, from PhD students and fellowships through to projects, programmes and industry collaborations led from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and external groups. Among its projects are those aimed at developing new treatments and better targeted treatments through genomics. EXCEED data are available from questionnaires, examination, linked primary and secondary health care records, environmental data and genetic data. The study is still recruiting participants. We are enriching the dataset through new genomic, metabolomics and proteomic assays alongside new data linkages and enhancing usability of the dataset, including through use of trusted research environments.

You will also provide informatics direction and support where required to related research led by Prof. Martin Tobin’s team, such as analyses of primary care data in UK Biobank. You will also draw on support from, and provide support to, colleagues undertaking similar roles in the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre.

About you

You will have a track record of involvement in research activity and in the relevant research models, techniques and methods, gained either through a relevant degree and PhD or extensive equivalent experience.

You must have made demonstrable contributions to informatics or IT projects, and experience with large-scale date mining/genomic research projects would be beneficial. You will have programming/development experience, ideally including Python and R, and experience of web application development technologies (e.g. web frameworks such as Django, Flask, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap).

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Martin Tobin on martin.tobin@leicester.ac.uk and Dr Rob Free on rob.free@leicester.ac.uk

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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