Research Software Engineer - Midlothian, United Kingdom - Heriot-Watt University

    Heriot-Watt University
    Heriot-Watt University Midlothian, United Kingdom

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

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    Part time
    Description

    Salary: Grade 7 (£36,023 - £45,585) pro rata

    Contract: Part-time (21 hours per week), Fixed Term for 4 months

    About the team

    You will join an interdisciplinary team including clinical, biomedical and computational experts. The project includes 4 partners: Edinburgh University (lead), Heriot-Watt University, European Bioinformatics Institute and The Welcome Sanger Institute. We are part of a wider Helmsley Charitable Trust-funded consortium to develop a Human Gut Cell Atlas. The clinical focus is on Crohn's Disease.

    Detailed Description

    The primary role of the Heriot-Watt team will be on the design and implementation of a Common Coordinate Framework for the Gut Cell Atlas. The work will include developing 3D image models of the human gut based on the Woolz image processing libraries, and the design and implementation of an anatomical location reference system that encompasses image data, natural language, ontologies and 3D atlases. The work will involve the design of a distributed, relational database system, the use of the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) and the development of appropriate graphical user interfaces using frameworks such as Django or AngularJS.

    Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Development of Web-based Graphical User Interfaces for Human Gut Cell Atlas;
  • Interaction with researchers/engineers across the project team and the wider Helmsley Trust consortium;
  • Education, qualifications, and experience

    Essential criteria

  • First Degree in Mathematical or Biological Sciences or other (with extensive relevant work experience)
  • Minimum 5 years software engineering experience for 3D biomedical atlas applications;
  • Minimum 5 years experience working in an interdisciplinary software development team;
  • Desirable criteria

  • Experience programming in C and/or Java and Javascript;
  • Developing web-based user interfaces for a biomedical application;
  • Familiarity with Anatomy Ontologies;
  • Team Management experience;