Postdoctoral Fellow - Hinxton, United Kingdom - Springer Nature

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Description

Postdoctoral Fellow - Cortes-Ciriano Group:

Employer
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Location
Hinxton
Salary
Competitive
Closing date 20 Mar 2024
Discipline

Life Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
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About the team/job

The Cortes-Ciriano group studies the mutational processes and mechanisms of genome instability underpinning tumourigenesis, immune escape, and drug response through the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data from clinical samples.

The group is also leading the development of novel approaches for early cancer detection using long-read sequencing. More information about the group can be found here.

Your role
You will enjoy substantial freedom (if desired) to design novel algorithms and to explore your own hypotheses. Your project will benefit from close interactions with our clinical and wet-lab collaborators.

You have

PhD degree in the life sciences (preferably computational biology, genomics, statistics, or a similar field)
Strong analytical and programming skills (preferably in python and R)
Significant experience in computational genomics (ideally in cancer genomics) as evidenced by publication record
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other group members and external collaborators
Proficient communication skills in both written and spoken English
Experience in Unixbased environments, highperformance computing and the development of reproducible data analysis pipelines using version control software
Data science skills, such as visualisation of complex data sets

You might also have

Background in cancer biology
Experience in longread sequencing data analysis is desired but not required

Why join us

Do something meaningful

Join a culture of innovation

We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside.

This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.

Enjoy lots of benefits:

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Financial incentives: Monthly family and child allowances, stipends reviewed yearly, death benefit (optional), long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances

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Flexible working arrangements:

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Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
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Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
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Relocation package including installation grant (if applicable)
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Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
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Family benefits: On-site nursery, 10 days of child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
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Benefits for non

UK residents:Visa exemption.

For more details, please see our employee benefits page.

What else you need to know
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Contract duration: This position is funded by Cancer Research UK and is a 2 year contract.
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Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a relocation package to support you.

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