We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist to join the group of Prof Julian Gough to work on developing, maintaining and championing the SUPERFAMILY database and others. Specifically, to develop infrastructure and web services, to update with new genomic and protein structure data, develop pipelines and new features for the suite of tools and resources published by the group. This will be done in a way that integrates and restructures the underlying databases and pipelines to create a sustainable platform for research within the group and externally by other groups.
There will be collaborative and outreach activities such as leading the contribution to the InterPro and Genome3D consortia, engaging with user communities, organising workshops and presenting at international conferences.
You are highly motivated, have a PhD in a relevant subject, and you have an aptitude for computational work and data analysis. This role will suit you if you are excited by the challenge of working on a large and complex system, and/or enjoy the responsibility and the acclaim of being the named leader and champion of an internationally renowned project under your management.
The successful applicant will be awarded a 3 year Career Development Fellowship/MRC Postdoctoral Training Scheme. The fellowship is a training and development position for a Postdoctoral Scientist who has recently completed their doctoral studies, or is moving into a new research discipline.
Working for the MRC provides a whole host of benefits including a final salary pension scheme, Benenden Healthcare membership and excellent holiday entitlement. You will also have access to employee shopping/travel discounts, on site sport and social facilities, as well as salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and childcare vouchers.
The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology is one of the birthplaces of molecular biology and is an internationally renowned centre for fundamental biomedical research. The LMB has an excellent record of innovative basic research leading to applications in medicine. Scientists are drawn to the LMB from all over the world, thus creating a lively and international community for the exchange of ideas and technical innovation.
For further information of the research undertaken at the LMB, please visit:
http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk Informal enquires may be made to Julian Gough at;
[email protected]To apply and access full details of the vacancy please visit our job board at
https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/candidate/postings/536 . If you are unable to apply online please contact us at
[email protected] .
Closing date: 29 March 2017
Final appointments will be subject to a pre-employment screening.
The Medical Research Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer who participates in the Disability Confident scheme
