Research Assistant - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

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Research Assistant

Division of Infection & Immunity

School of Medicine

College of Biomedical and Life Sciences

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant post in the Department of Medical Microbiology at Cardiff University School of Medicine.

Based at the Heath Park Campus, the post will support the current established Research Associate and PhD students collecting data for the Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Neonates from Developing Societies (second phase) project. The primary aim is to perform highthroughput antimicrobial testing of Grampositive bacteria and use Linuxbased programmes (accessed through ARCCA) to determine mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and virulence. The project will include statistical analysis of large bacterial datasets and associated metadata using R or SPSS. The post will also support the group by designing projects for and managing annual intakes of 13 students completing placement year training (Biosciences) and 24 final year Medical Pharmacology or Biosciences undergraduate students completing 812 week wetlab based projects.

This post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 1st June 2023 and is fixed term until 31st December 2025.

Salary:

£29,762 - £34,314 per annum (Grade 5). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
Date advert posted: Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Closing date:
Sunday, 7 May 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published.

More information is available at:
Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Main function

To perform bioinformatic analysis of bacterial genome sequences and statistical analysis of bacterial isolate metadata as part of a larger research team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To undertake research, e.g. by planning, preparing, setting up, conducting and recording the outcome of experiments and field work data.
To use Linux based computing programmes accessed through command line within Cardiff's Supercomputing Wales computing facilities.
To use R scripts to facilitate data manipulation and analysis.
To design projects for and manage placement year trainees and final year undergraduate students working in the field of medical microbiology.
Actively participate within the research group, communicating and presenting research at meetings, through publications and other recognised avenues as appropriate, ensuring information is communicated to internal and external partners
To contribute and support research publications and presentations as required
To contribute and support research funding bids as required
To analyse and communicate complex ideas, concepts and data using appropriate methods and packages

To resolve issues and support colleagues in devising procedures required to ensure accurate and timely reporting- To generate research output and contribute to the development of independent and original ideas as appropriate

To provide support in research activities for undergraduate courses and research programmes and provide guidance to other members of staff within the research team- To maintain and update area of specialist knowledge, researching and critically appraising relevant literature within the area.

Other

To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world
To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance.
To ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
To abide by the University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

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