Postdoctoral Scientist Bioinformatics and Microbiology

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow to study the Intestinal Microbiota from C. Difficle
Area: Clostridium Difficile (host-pathogen interactions – cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea)

Location: Cambridgeshire

Purpose:

1.Advanced Genomic Techniques and Analysis
2.Anaerobic culturing of Fastidious Organisms from Faecal samples
3.To identify signatures of C. Difficile susceptibility in humans.
MANAGE: large scale genome sequence datasets and perform analysis on datasets generated by NGS

My Client: My client is a leading Scientific research based company who for over 20 years have been involved in some of the most advanced biological discoveries. The role is based out of their offices in Cambridgeshire.

Knowledge & Experience:


PhD: Microbiology, Edpidemiology, Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Bioinformatics
Strong background: Bioinformatics and Microbiology
Interest: Learning about Host-pathogen interactions and host-associated microbial communities during health and disease.
Ability in: C, C++, Perl, Python, Java programming
Develop software and new methods to analyse sequence dataIntegrate sequence data with biological experiments and phenotypic data.
Yearn to learn, and to move out of comfort zone.
Solid / Strong publication record peer reviewed
Pressure and deadlines
Initiative and Innovation
Degree in biochemistry or genetics
Leading Projects and Team Management & Training others
Next Generation Sequencing / Large Datasets is a BONUS
Communication and ability to talk to range of collaborators


Salary Range dependent on Experience: £28848 - £38980

Closing Date: Wedsnesday 6th March

To discuss this role in more detail please contact Tom Kenwright on 0161 923 8185