Research Software Support Officer - Leicester, United Kingdom - University of Leicester Recruitment Team

University of Leicester Recruitment Team

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Leicester, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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About the role:

The post-holder will work on collaborative biocomputing projects with supervisor Prof Anthony Brookes.

You will work in a team to help operate software within UK and EU-wide information-management solutions, in federated architectures, to support data sharing infrastructure projects that use and devise global data standards.

The general focus will be on enabling health-related data exploitation in dementia, rare disease and genetics.

Part of this will be undertaken within the University's "Health Data Research UK (HDR-UK)" facility, within the Prof Brookes research team.

Other activities will occur as part of large European consortia (e.g., EJP-RD, Solve-RD, EPND) in support of health data research and utilisation.

In this role you will be liaising with various teams both internally and externally and will assist and coordinate project partners encouraging an extensive interchange of information between them and monitor the progress of the group.

This means you will need to develop a network of contacts, manage and organise local and international meetings and contribute to various project management meetings.

About you:

You must be an excellent communicator, able to deliver complex information clearly, with experience of communicating research to academic audiences through creative and non-traditional formats.

Additional information:

As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members.

Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people's lives, for 100 years.

When you join us, you'll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do.

That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.

We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond.

We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, fixed term contract to 31 December 2024