The Centre for Molecular Oncology and Imaging led by Professor Lemoine has an immediate opening for a highly motivated bioinformatician with strong numerical skills and a track record in the analysis of high throughput technologies.

This position represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the integrative and computational bioinformatics research at the Centre for Molecular Oncology and Imaging.

Working mainly with R/Bioconductor and Perl, the successful candidate will be expected to address bioinformatics and statistical needs related to the design and analysis of profiling experiments. The successful candidate will additionally contribute to the release cycles as well as the wider development and extension of bioinformatics software tools within the Molecular Oncology and Imaging Centre.

Applicants should have a PhD degree in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology, a solid understanding and at least two years experience in the analysis of high throughput technologies, a comprehensive working knowledge of common bioinformatics tools and relevant statistical algorithms, and demonstrate the ability to apply that knowledge to help unravel the molecular basis of a disease.

The successful candidate must be an expert in high throughput data manipulation, analysis and visualisation using R and the programming language Perl. Experience of additional languages, e.g. Java or C, would be highly desirable. Familiarity with Linux network/server administration and web application development technologies will be an advantage. Proficiency in the use of relational databases, in particular MySQL is essential. Experience in molecular biology, genetics, or cancer research is essential.