Research Associate - Bioinformatics/Data Science (Vassiliou Lab) (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for the position of Research Associate - Bioinformatician in the group of Professor George Vassiliou in the Department of Haematology and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/people/pi/vassiliou). The Vassiliou group is working at the forefront of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of myeloid leukaemia and pre-leukaemia, using both experimental and computational methods. 

The successful applicant will join another two bioinformaticians in the Vassiliou lab and interact closely with other Vassiliou team members and collaborators at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and beyond. They will use computational and statistical methods to investigate the interactions between ageing, germline genetic variation, somatic mutations and clonal haematopoiesis and decipher how these promote the development of myeloid leukaemia and related blood cancers. They will analyse large datasets from resources such as the UK Biobank and omics data from experimental studies performed by our team and collaborators, including from genomic, transcriptomic (bulk or single-cell), functional and therapeutic studies. There will also be opportunity to propose and develop their own projects within this field. 

Candidates must hold a PhD in relevant subject area (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computational Biology) or have equivalent hands-on experience. The successful candidate must have strong statistical and quantitative skills, be passionate about science and excited to learn and improve their skills in an outstanding research environment. Direct experience in the study of leukaemia or other cancers is desirable. 

Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Perl/Python/Java/C++) and statistical data analysis environments (R, Matlab) would be a strong advantage. Additional knowledge and experience of UNIX/Linux and cluster computing is desirable. 

This position is fixed term for 18 months in the first instance. 

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor George Vassiliou, gsv20@cam.ac.uk 

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the apply button above. 

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and a CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. 

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager. 

The interview date for the role is: 19-20/09/2024 

Please quote reference RB42877 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. 

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