
Research Associate in Bioinformatics


University of Cambridge -Department of Plant Sciences


Salary: Ł27,578 - Ł35,938 pa

Dr Hibberd's laboratory is at the forefront of research into the evolution
of C4 photosynthesis, and is also involved in major international efforts to
break the yield barrier in staple crops such as rice. The group is
generating a wealth of data using high throughput sequencing, as well as
genetic and cell biology approaches. There is a particular interest in
developing methods for the analysis of large databases derived from RNAseq
from model plants with genome sequences, but also for species that have not
yet had their genomes sequenced. Work will include analysis of genome
structure, rates of recombination, allelic imbalance, and QTL analysis in
new populations of rice that are generated during the lifetime of the
project by collaborators at the International Rice Research Institute.

Within the laboratory, both wet lab and computational analysis occur in
parallel. We are seeking a talented individual with quantitative and
computational skills to make advances in biology, and inform crop
improvement. Skills in one or more of the following areas would be an
advantage: computer programming (R, Perl), statistics, computational
biology, bioinformatics. A real interest in biology is essential. The
postholder will work closely with experimentalists in the group, and be
embedded with the informatics group led by Dr Krys Kelly and Professor David
Baulcombe.

You should have a higher degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, with
strong quantitative and/or programming skills and a good knowledge of
biology.

For further particulars please see the Department website at
http://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/index.html or contact Dr Julian Hibberd
(email: jmh65@cam.ac.uk)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first
instance.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are
eligible to live and work in the UK.

To apply, please email a covering letter, CV, a Chris/6 cover sheet (parts I
and III only) - http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/ - and
the names and contact details (including email addresses) of 3 referees to
Helen Scott at hcs34@cam.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 21 September 2012.

Please quote the job reference in all correspondence.

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