We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our dedicated team of bioinformaticians in the GenePool, the University of Edinburgh’s Next-Generation Genomics facility.
Two positions are immediately available to (1) maintain and develop the computing infrastructure within the GenePool, manage the data storage and analysis flows for the next-generation sequencing activities, and integrate the GenePool’s computing requirements with the wider grid-computing infrastructures; (2) perform high-quality data analyses, provide bespoke bioinformatics support to the GenePool’s user community and, implement pipelines to streamline data analysis.

The GenePool (http://genepool.bio.ed.ac.uk) is a unique genomics facility based in the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in the University of Edinburgh. We use state-of-the-art equipment, including Roche 454, Illumina SOLEXA and ABI 3730 instruments, and high performance computers, to deliver cutting-edge DNA sequencing, genotyping, and bioinformatics analyses to academic users across Scotland and throughout the UK. The GenePool has been running for 13 years, in which time we have grown from a staff of one to a staff of ten, and now have a turnover in excess of £0.5 million per year. We are currently expanding following award of a £2.4 million grant from the UK MRC to deliver next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics to the medical research community.

For informal enquiries, please contact the GenePool Scientific Manager, Dr Karim Gharbi, by email (Karim.Gharbi@ed.ac.uk).

For further particulars and an application pack, please visit our website (www.jobs.ed.ac.uk) or telephone the recruitment line on +44 131 650 2511, quoting Vacancy Reference Numbers 3011683 and 3011684.