BACKGROUND

The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (http://www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk), an Institute of The University of Manchester (http://www.manchester.ac.uk), is a world-leading centre for excellence in cancer research. The Institute is core funded by Cancer Research UK (http://www.cancerresearchuk.org), the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world. We are adjacent to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (http://www.christie.nhs.uk), one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. These factors combine to provide an exceptional environment in which to pursue basic, translational and clinical research.

The Institute has outstanding laboratory facilities and exceptional core services, including next generation sequencing, confocal microscopy, histology and mass-spectrometry.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Building on the Leukaemia Biology Laboratory's recent success (e.g. Harris et al., Cancer Cell, 2012; Somerville et al., Cancer Cell, 2015; Wiseman et al., Leukemia, 2015 & 2016) we seek to appoint a bioinformatician to bring about a step change increase in our lab's productivity in bioinformatics analyses, and to enhance our discovery-based research programme which has become increasingly dependent upon high throughput sequencing techniques, including RNAseq, ChIPseq and exome sequencing. In particular the essential role of the successful appointee will be to facilitate and enhance our ongoing record of excellence in research publication.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant should have significant experience and competence in analysis of high throughput sequencing datasets, as detailed in the job description. They should have a degree in computational biology, mathematics or related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).

PREFERENCES

Our aim is to understand the fundamental basis of blood cancer and apply that knowledge to developing new treatment strategies for patients. The Institute's advanced research programmes span a spectrum of cancer research, from the molecular and cellular basis of cancer through to drug discovery, translational research and clinical trials.

TERMS

Duration: Four years' fixed term

LOCALE

We are situated in Manchester, England, a vibrant and dynamic city that is surrounded by beautiful countryside and has excellent transport links both nationally and internationally.

COMPENSATION

Salary in the range of £23,800 - £39,900 dependent upon experience per annum

HOW TO APPLY

For any informal enquiries about this post, please contact Tim Somervaille or Dan Wiseman via email: tim.somervaille[at]cruk.manchester.ac.uk or dan.wiseman[at]cruk.manchester.ac.uk.

To apply for this position please visit our website: http://www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk

For applicants who are unable to download this information from our website, please contact HR department on 0161 446 3231 or email: jobs[at]cruk.manchester.ac.uk to have this information sent by post.

Job Ref: MI/16/38

DEADLINE

The deadline for receipt of applications is: 01 July 2016.