Archive Curator

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Archive Curator - Mary Lyon Centre

Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

£32,005 per annum

About us

The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell (MLC) https://www.har.mrc.ac.uk/ is located in an expanding science innovation park in Oxfordshire and is an internationally renowned centre at the forefront of genetics research. As the hub of the new National Mouse Genetics Network, the specialist facilities and capabilities of the MLC support a package of distinctive research clusters spread across the UK to accelerate our understanding of human disease.

About the role

This exciting and varied role supports and contributes to our commitment to understanding human diseases through the study of mouse models. The primary function of this role will involve reviewing and updating the National Mouse Archive’s (NMA) stock descriptions and strain nomenclature in keeping with recognised international standards, to ensure that the details held in our records and subsequently displayed on our website are up to date, comprehensive and accurate.

In joining the MLC, you will be supported by a comprehensive training programme and other members of the client interface team.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Working with the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) curators at the EMMA node in Rome, to review and update strain nomenclature for existing holdings
• Registering new alleles from the MRC’s Genome Engineering Mice for Medicine (GEMM) and other programmes with MGI. This will include registering alleles associated with mouse strains donated by the wider scientific community
• Reviewing nominations for gene, allele & genetic elements for existing and new holdings and updating our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Cross referencing the NMA records with records held within EMMA and other databases

About you:

• Hold a degree in a biological subject
• Experience of working within a similar environment
• Ability to understand biological systems, whether acquired in the laboratory or in a library setting
• Previous experience of managing searches for numerical and written data and condensing it into short reports
• Previous experience of working with model organisms (animals, plants, bacteria, flies etc.) in the laboratory or in the field
• Familiarity with data management and online database tools

For the full job description, please visit our site on the link below.

Benefits

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits, from a defined-benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement, to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. In addition, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the work of a world-class medical research organisation.

How to Apply

For full details and to apply: https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-3/xf-f1d3f4b7acc4/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/1955-Archive-Curator-MLC-1955/en-GB

Please quote reference MLC 1955

The closing date for applications is 16th October 2022