BACKGROUND

We seek a capable and enthusiastic bioinformatician to join the groups of Dr Casey Bergman and Dr Goran Nenadic as part of BBSRC-funded project to integrate text-mining and genome annotation methods.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This project will involve the implementation of biomedical literature information extraction methods, genome annotation database development, and production of integrated text-mining/genome analysis pipelines.

REQUIREMENTS

You should have (or expect to hold shortly) a relevant PhD or equivalent relevant postdoctoral level experience in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Computer Science or related disciplines, with proven experience in programming and database management.

TERMS

This position is tenable for 1 year from January 2009.

LOCALE: Manchester, UK.

SALARY & COMPENSATION

Salary will be 28,839 GBP per annum

HOW TO APPLY

Further information can be found at: http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/about/jobs/job/index.asp?ref=145121

Or by contacting:
The Directorate of Human Resources:
Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 8836
Email: Lifesciences-hr[at]manchester.ac.uk

DEADLINE: 12 December 2008