News FeedRothamsted Research is the leading UK Research Institute focusing on the science underpinning the sustainability of arable crops and includes research on model plants such as Arabidopsis and the pathogens and insects that affect agricultural systems. An increasing amount of our research uses molecular genetic, genomic and metabolomic techniques. Because of recent strategic investments in crop science and bioenergy crop research, we are expanding our team of bioinformatics scientists in the Department of Biomathematics and Bioinformatics to take advantage of the increasing volume and complexity of data that is being collected.
We wish to recruit a full time bioinformatics software engineer to further develop our novel data integration and text mining system (the ONDEX system - http://ondex.sourceforge.net). The successful candidate will have excellent programming skills in Java (essential), SQL and PHP and be thoroughly conversant with software engineering techniques and tools (Eclipse, software versioning systems and release management, UML, ER diagrams) working in a mixed Windows/LINUX environment. Previous experience with database development, ontologies, text mining or sequence analysis methods will be seen as beneficial and would complement the skill set of the growing bioinformatics team at Rothamsted Research. Interested candidates should have at least a MSc/ BSc/Diploma in Bioinformatics.
Starting salary will be negotiable depending on the candidate's experience but would likely be within the range of £24,200 to £33,450 per annum (pay award pending).
Please quote reference 1008
Apply by application form only, available with further particulars from our website www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk or from the HR Group, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ. Email: rres.hr@bbsrc.ac.uk
Closing date: 28 September 2007
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