Research Technician

Can you provide bioinformatics support to research projects? Do you have a strong interest in brain tumour research and a working knowledge of python and R? Are you able to generate pipelines for data analysis and interpretation?
A short term post has become available in the Glioma Genomics group, suitable for a candidate with bioinformatics expertise and an understanding of, and experience working with, brain cancer gene expression data. The person will be tasked with building a user-friendly computational pipeline, for use by non-experts, that enables new gene expression data from brain tumour patients and experimental models to be processed efficiently via a bespoke, but existing, analytical workflow.

o 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That's 42 days a year!
o Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
o Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
o Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
o Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!