RESPONSIBILITIES

The Vertebrate Genomics Team and the Ensembl project at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) seek an experienced and motivated bioinformatician to join our resequencing informatics effort in particular to develop and deploy data management and analysis systems for the 1000 Genomes Project and similar large-scale resequencing efforts in other species. These projects represent data sets that are some of the largest ever collected for biological research and their analysis requires significantly creative approaches.

The Vertebrate Genomics Team at the EBI is an international hub of human variation data as its major projects include the 1000 Genomes data coordination centre, the European Genotype Archive, and the Ensembl project. The EBI is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and is located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus at Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK.

REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD or masters degree in computer science, genetics or bioinformatics and have significant experience in bioinformatics. The post holder must be comfortable working in a UNIX/Linux environment and must be an accomplished programmer. Experience with data analysis pipelines and large compute clusters is helpful but not required.

The Programmer will be self motivated and capable of working both independently and within a closely interacting team of scientists in an international academic environment. (S)he should enjoy the challenges and excitement associated with working in a fast moving field. Advanced English language, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this post.

TERMS

An initial contract of 3 years will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of review.

HOW TO APPLY

For further information please visit http://www.embl.org and http://www.ebi.ac.uk

EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.

To apply, please email a cover letter, CV (in English) and contact information of three professional references quoting ref. no. BIO/09/002/EBI in the subject line, to: applications[at]ebi.ac.uk.