Research Assistant (fixed-term) (ED11432)

☞ University of Bath

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Update day: 08-05-2024

Location: Bath South West

Category: R & D IT - Software Part-time

Industry: Higher Education

Position: Entry level

Job type: Part-time

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About The Role

You will work as a key member of a GW4 consortium interested in plant epigenetics.

The consortium of GW4 scientists and external partners aims to establish a coordinated and transdisciplinary framework around plant epigenetics extending across and beyond the GW4 universities.

The goal is to harness diverse expertise to build a research community that is able to deliver a step change in our understanding of plant epigenetics that will be required for UK breeders to exploit epigenetic processes.

This is a fixed-term, part-time position (0.4 FTE).

About You

As a skilled and experienced bioinformatician, you will be contributing to consortium training in bioinformatics and perform a meta-analysis and comparison of existing bioinformatic tools for managing epigenetic data sets irrespective of the source species.

You will also contribute to the writing of a review article on plant epigenetics and grant proposals and to the creation of new bioinformatics procedures dedicated to the analysis of epigenetics in complex genomes.

What We Can Offer You

  • a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
  • generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
  • we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
  • an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
  • a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
  • a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find Out More About Our Benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 11 Feb 2024

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £29,605 to £36,024
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Deadline: 22-06-2024

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