[afgn] FW: Bioinformatic Positions at NIAB/EMR and TGAC

Wed May 11 11:15:00 CEST 2016

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Subject: Bioinformatic Positions at NIAB/EMR and TGAC

There are two available positions at NIAB EMR and TGAC.
Please see details below and pass this on to anyone who might be interested in these:

Job 1- NIAB EMR (East Malling, Kent)
Bioinformatician / Population Geneticist

We are seeking an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic individual to 
contribute population genetics and bioinformatics analysis to 
multidisciplinary research into plant- pathogen interactions, primarily 
using the polyploid crop Fragaria x ananassa as a research system.

The appointee will join the Genetics and Crop Improvement Programme; one 
of three research programmes within NIAB-EMR. In the programme there is 
a strong emphasis on using statistical genomics approaches to understand 
the genetic basis of complex traits and functional genomics approaches 
to understand the regulation of genes important in plant improvement, 
including host disease resistance. The successful applicant will work 
across multiple BBSRC funded projects to elucidate the genetic basis of 
disease resistance in the first instance to the oomycete pathogens 
Phytophthora cactorum and Phytophthora fragariae in the octopoloid 
strawberry Fragaria x ananassa. (Salary- £27,099 to £37,810 with salary 
dependent on experience and relevant qualifications. Closing 3rd June 
2016)

See- 
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANN192/bioinformatician-population-geneticist/

Job 2- TGAC (Norwich Research Park)
Scientific Programmer or Bioinformatician
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Scientific Programmer or 
Bioinformatician with a passion for analytical thinking, who wants to 
tackle the challenging octoploid strawberry genome. The production of a 
high quality reference, and its associated analysis methods using 
additional references to encompass the full extent of genome variation 
in cultivated strawberry, is a problem requiring strong data analysis 
and programming skills as well as bioinformatics and NGS knowledge, both 
on assembly and variation analysis.
We especially encourage applications from fast-learners who have an 
exceptional talent comprising part of this skillset and feel motivated 
to learn the complementary skills. Relevant skills include: 
Bioinformatics/NGS analysis, scripting, C++ programming, statistics, 
graph theory, de-bruijn graphs and sequencing technologies knowledge. 
(Salary- £30,500 to £37,500 depending on skills and experience. Closing 
25th May 2016)

See-    
p://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANN351/scientific-programmer-or-bioinformatician/

Dr Richard Harrison
Senior Group Leader | Genetics and Crop Improvement
NIAB-EMR | New Road, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ
' | 01732 52 3747  (| 07773 059456
+| richard.harrison at emr.ac.uk  <mailto:richard.harrison at emr.ac.uk>
8| http://www.emr.ac.uk/projects/harrisonlab/

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